>I have a new project so I would thought here is an opportunity to embrace LINQ, or in my case LINQ to SQL (at this stage).
Slightly askew to you question but ... don't forget you can also use Entity Framework 4 instead of LINQ to SQL. Add an EDMX file to your project with the defaults and bingo you can run LINQ queries against the context. I'm finding EF4 very convenient these days, just for quick knock-ups or for building more complicated services. I used netTiers and CodeSmith for many years, but they're legacy for me know and I use EF4 for all new DB work. I think EF4 has a better future than LINQ to SQL and is more scalable (confirmation of this from anyone in-the-know would be reassuring). -- Greg
