I suppose that depends on whether or not you want to test your system without a database. If things are tightly coupled to static methods on a specific class, there is no opportunity to replace it with something else for testing purposes (i.e., something that returns test data rather than talking to a database).
On 8/14/07, Ron Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anything wrong with a DAL that is tightly coupled to stored procedures and > strongly typed datasets? If not then the first level of the DAL contains > those tightly coupled DAL classes with basically CRUD operations. > -- http://www.agileprogrammer.com/dotnetguy/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotnetguy/ http://www.last.fm/user/dotnetguy/ =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com