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Is there any particular reason why dotnet core and perhaps SQLite (or PostgreSQL) couldn't be used in place of SqlExpress and run the app on Linux?

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Nothing in particular, I guess just because of the learning curve - I'm MSFT top-to-bottom so I would have to learn how to e.g set SQLite up and find tools to administer it (as opposed to SSMS which I can use with my eyes closed). It just seems much easier to have a windows box to tinker on, but then I guess they know that and it's why it's so expensive in Azure.

I suspect that the amount of learning required is overestimated and avoided just due to it being an unknown. It shouldn't be much more than learning to use SQLite or PostgreSQL for the first time on another platform.

One thing I'm really looking forward to, and beginning to see is the bridging of the Linux and MS worlds. I'm sure one you've done it, you could write a great blog post for others who didn't realize that this could be easily done.

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