Stephen Russell wrote:
> On Dec 18, 2007 3:54 AM, Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> For once the 'ol Fox gets a mention in the context of LINQ.
>> http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/12/18/visual_studio_2008_review/
>>
>>
>
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> I read the article and wonder what they mean by reference. "First, LINQ is
> exactly what its name suggests: query extensions built into .NET languages,
> reminiscent of dBase and FoxPro, except that LINQ is more flexible because
> it can target arbitrary data sources, such as an XML document, or any
> enumerable .NET object. Second, LINQ to SQL is what software architect Matt
> Warren describes in an illuminating blog
> post<http://blogs.msdn.com/mattwar/archive/2007/05/31/the-origin-of-linq-to-sql.aspx>as
> "possibly Microsoft's first
> ORM <http://www.service-architecture.com/object-relational-mapping/> to
> actually ship in ten years of trying.""
>
> I don't see the cross over. Can you Select id, name, city from laCustomer
> or lXMLDocument where CustType ="Active" ? That is what linq brings to the
> table that was not present in the past. Granted you don't write it like
> that.
>
> I feel that the article was in error about the use of WPF. We are working
> on a major tools rewrite using WPF and WCF and Linq. It's a learning issue
> on how to work with a different set of controls but they bind with data very
> well! The article made no mention that the core of 3.5 was released in 2006
> as 3.0 with addons to 2.0 named WPF, WCF, WF, and cardspace.
>
>
I see M$ still recommends the Win Forms approach however for LOB (line
of business) applications, and advises against WPF for the same:
Further, Microsoft itself has muddied the waters by declaring that
WPF is not suitable for line-of-business applications. According to
Microsoft technical product planner Glenn Block
<http://blogs.msdn.com/gblock/archive/2007/10/26/wpf-composite-client-guidance-it-s-coming.aspx>:
“Win Forms is the recommended breadth solution for LOB application
development for the foreseeable future.”
--
Michael J. Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com
http://fabmate.com
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