Dapper is an

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(ORM) product for the

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platform: it provides a

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for mapping an

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to a traditional

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. Its purpose is to relieve the developer from a significant portion of relational data persistence-related programming tasks. Dapper is free as

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that is distributed under dual license, either the Apache License 2.0 or the

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Feature summary

The Dapper team advertises the following features: * Speedy and high performance * Choice of static/dynamic object binding * Easy handling of SQL query * Multiple query support * Support and easy handling of stored procedures

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External links

Dapper Homepage
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Feature summary

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