It was 3:00 AM, and Sarah was losing her mind.
Sarah wrote on her blog that night: "SQL Server Express LocalDB is the unsung hero of .NET development. It’s the full power of SQL Server without the ceremony. No services. No permissions. No 'I forgot the sa password.' Just (localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB and a smile." She looked at her task manager. 0% CPU. 3.2GB RAM free. Her laptop fan was silent. microsoft sql server express localdb
She packaged her app as a ClickOnce installer. No prerequisite for SQL Server. No 2GB download. No "run as administrator." LocalDB was just a —a 50MB setup that ran in seconds. It was 3:00 AM, and Sarah was losing her mind
Later, she learned the truth about her new friend. It was 3:00 AM