From the Database Weekly newsletter from SQLServerCentral.com... Editorial - Dead LINQ - Database Weekly (Nov 3, 2008)
There might be lots of DBAs holding their hands up in thanks over the news that LINQ-> SQL might be dead. I saw a number of blog posts that referred to this note from the ADO.NET team about the LINQ roadmap clarification. In the post, the team that works on this aspect of LINQ doesn't come out and say that LINQ to SQL is dead, but they do mention that the Entity Framework will be their recommended method of getting relational data back through ADO to your application. They do mention that after this release of the .NET Framework 4.0 they will continue to listen to customers' feedback about LINQ to SQL and evolve the product. You can read into this a few ways. One is that they don't want to admit it's a failure and that they say they'll listen to feedback, but won't necessarily commit resources. However I'm not sure that's the case. Perhaps there are issues with LINQ to SQL or they've found that it creates more calls and support cases for them. Microsoft is aware of the cost of issues, and for something like this that doesn't generate revenue, I'm not sure how willing they are to invest in it if it doesn't improve their business somehow. I've seen people on both sides of the LINQ to SQL debate, whether it is a good development strategy or not, but not a lot of details from blogs and developers as to whether it works well. It doesn't seem that it has been used long enough for anyone to really make a strong case either way, and with the resistance from DBAs and those that see it as a black box they can't work with, perhaps it will die. Perhaps it's just what it seems and that they have every intention of continuing work on this, just not as much as in other areas. In any case, it will be interesting to see if the Entity Framework provides any better benefits -- Richard Kaye Vice President Artfact/RFC Systems Voice: 617.219.1038 Fax: 617.219.1001 For the fastest response time, please send your support queries to: Technical Support - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet Support - [EMAIL PROTECTED] All Other Requests - [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- This message has been checked for viruses before sending. --------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
