OMG! Too Many Ways to do Data Access with .NET?
OMG! Too Many Ways to do Data Access with .NET?
Shawn Wildermuth
April 30, 2007
Databases dotnet Entity Framework LINQ for SQL

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Its been a busy weekend for Microsoft.  First the announcement that EDM is being delayed six months to be after Orcas…now two new dynamic data access layers for web-based apps:

  • Astoria: Expose your data as web services for AJAX
  • Jasper: Another RAD solution to Data Access

I haven’t looked at either of these *yet*, but I thought it was already confusing…now look a the data access toolbox from MS:

DataSets…LINQ for SQL (Server)…EDM…Astoria…Jasper

I can’t imagine that the Data team is going to be able to give good enough advice as to where to use what.  Hopefully after I dig in deeper, it’ll make more sense.

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