After using Entity Framework for many years I have really come to appreciate the value of being able to express my business logic in managed code (C#) versus writing SQL statements. The benefit of writing business logic in C# seems profoundly obvious. So why do we still have to use thick layers like Entity Framework to translate our queries from LINQ to SQL? Why are we still burdened with the inadequacies and limitations of SQL? I think I should be able to write a LINQ query and have it parsed natively by the database server. I should be able to send a List<T> as a parameter with no boxing or other kind of hassle. This technology seems long overdue - will it ever come?

Microsoft feel free to update us please!