Using SqlDataReader NextResult to improve performance
by johna | July 31, 2014
On database-driven websites it is commonplace to execute multiple database queries to generate just one page. For example, on the home page of an ecommerce website you might get a list of categories, a list of banner advertisements to display, a list of featured products, and a list of top selling products. I investigate whether it was more efficient to put these multiple queries into one stored procedure and use the SqlDataReader's Next Result method to get the data all in one go.