I was taught to use the database where it's appropriate - a well written stored procedure and something light like Dapper [1] will save you time over trying to

I was taught to use the database where it's appropriate - a well written stored procedure and something light like Dapper [1] will save you time over trying to do everything in the DB or everything in code. Losing the DBAs from an organisation might look good on the balance sheet, but it's going to cost you big time in the long run * [1]: https://github.com/StackExchange/dapper-dot-net https://github.com/StackExchange/dapper-dot-net * assuming competent DBAs