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NB : The 'article' seems to be in a state of flux/movement as post this ....
Article : SQL Server REST Scaffolding
Project : SQL Server REST Scaffolding
Member : Ahmad Farazmand - Professional Profile
Apart from the poor formatting, no downloads etc, the two items include this :-
I shared my code generator demo version. Create a REST for your database in short time by designing the database you want according to the intended framework in SSRS user interface. 10 SQL table available for free code generation each 10 days.
So, is it commercial, site driving or just plain 'not wanted here' .. I'm happy to accept the judgement of the masses here
[Edit] phil.o says 'spam' so Im treating acccordingly [/Edit]
modified 28-Apr-20 1:00am.
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Definitely spammy.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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SQL Server REST Scaffolding[^]
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I'm not so sure this is spam. The guy has spent some time on this site. I have no expertise in what his project is about, so I can't evaluate it. But a free "demo" version sounds in keeping with open-source principles to me, as long as it doesn't have a license that expires and is useful in some situations.
@User-890501 @Nelek @RichardDeeming
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I've been wondering, too. What triggered me is the demo app, in fact. When you look inside the archive, this is just an executable with its dependencies, but who knows what it is concretely doing? The fact that it is named the same as a Microsoft product (SSRS) doesn't help, either.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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So he can't even claim it's "open source". 
As Chris has previously said, this is CodeProject, not SomeRandomCompiledApplicationProject. If there's no code, it doesn't get published.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It's certainly not in keeping with CodeProject's principals. Using the site to promote your "freemium" product, in the hopes that people will pay you for the unrestricted version, is definitely spam.
If you're selling a product, you can afford to pay Chris for the privilege of advertising it here. If you're not willing to pay, then you can't use an article to advertise it.
As to him being here a while: his profile is simply a link to this project; his home page is also a link to this project; and his sole contribution to the site so far is a single message from 2014 which reads "good job". This isn't a regular contributor who's accidentally stepped over the line.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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OK. I hadn't noticed the links.
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M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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WTF? Scranton and Lehigh Valley aren't so far apart, but Utah?! And at a time when hardly anyone is flying? 
Edit: OMFG, I just read one of the "articles". They have 137+ locations across the US....
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134 to go ? fark, 'tis going to be a busy 'thumping idiots' day
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Thankfully it's still still morning where you are!
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Spammer sent to the doghouse.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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