• Introduction to LINQ
• C# 3.0 Language Features
• LINQ to Objects
• Lambda Expressions
• LINQ to DataSets
• Getting Started with LINQ to SQL
• Additional LINQ to SQL Features
• LINQ to XML
• LINQ to Entities and the Entity Framework

public class Customer
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
    public CustomerType Type { get; set; }
}

public enum CustomerType
{
    Individual,
    Institution,
}

void ManyQueriesManyCalls()
{
    using var scope = serviceProvider.CreateScope();
    var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<CustomerContext>();

    var baseQuery = context.Customers.Select(customer => new
                                                         {
                                                             customer.Name,
                                                             customer.Type,
                                                             customer.Id,
                                                         });
    var total = baseQuery.Count();
    var types = baseQuery.GroupBy(x => x.Type)
                         .Select(x => x.Key).ToList();
    var pageSize = 10;
    var pageIndex = 0;
    var results = baseQuery
                  .OrderBy(x => x.Id)
                  .Skip(pageSize * pageIndex)
                  .Take(pageSize)
                  .ToList();
    Console.WriteLine($"Total:{total}, First Type: {types.First()}, First Item: {results.First().Name}");
}

void ManyQueriesOnCall()
{
    using var scope = serviceProvider.CreateScope();
    var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<CustomerContext>();
    var baseQuery = context.Customers.Select(customer => new
                                                         {
                                                             customer.Name,
                                                             customer.Type,
                                                             customer.Id,
                                                         });
    var pageSize = 10;
    var pageIndex = 0;
    var allTogether = baseQuery
                      .GroupBy(x => 1)
                      .Select(bq => new
                                    {
                                        Total = baseQuery.Count(),
                                        Types = baseQuery.GroupBy(x => x.Type)
                                                         .Select(x => x.Key)
                                                         .ToList(),
                                        Results = baseQuery
                                                  .OrderBy(x => x.Id)
                                                  .Skip(pageSize * pageIndex)
                                                  .Take(pageSize)
                                                  .ToList(),
                                    })
                      .FirstOrDefault();

    Console.WriteLine($"Total:{allTogether.Total}, First Type: {allTogether.Types.First()}, First Item: {allTogether.Results.First().Name}");
}

      SELECT [t0].[Key], [t1].[Type], [t2].[Name], [t2].[Type], [t2].[Id]
      FROM (
          SELECT TOP(1) [t].[Key]
          FROM (
              SELECT 1 AS [Key]
              FROM [Customers] AS [c]
          ) AS [t]
          GROUP BY [t].[Key]
      ) AS [t0]
      OUTER APPLY (
          SELECT [c0].[Type]
          FROM [Customers] AS [c0]
          GROUP BY [c0].[Type]
      ) AS [t1]
      OUTER APPLY (
          SELECT [c1].[Name], [c1].[Type], [c1].[Id]
          FROM [Customers] AS [c1]
          ORDER BY [c1].[Id]
          OFFSET @__p_1 ROWS FETCH NEXT @__pageSize_2 ROWS ONLY
      ) AS [t2]
      ORDER BY [t0].[Key], [t1].[Type], [t2].[Id]