DotNetKicks.com - Stories tagged with ADO.NET

Showing some support for LINQ to SQL

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:02 GMT

Great article detailing why LINQ to SQL deserves some attention particularly if you buy into the object oriented style of development or are currently working with an ORM such as NHibernate.

New System.Data.SQLite with Experimental Support for LINQ

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:06:21 GMT

A new version of System.Data.SQLite from sqlite.phxsoftware.com is available.

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #10 - The Missing Number

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:09 GMT

Here comes the 10th question in our job interview challenge series, the answer to the ninth one is also attached, good luck

From Nothing to Binding a List in 5 Minutes with Entity Framework

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:36:07 GMT

A quick tutorial showing how to implement the Entity Framework and use Linq to Entities to bind a list to a GridView.

Sad :-( Over 313 Votes of no confidence for ADO .NET Entity Framework

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:03:20 GMT

This makes me sad. So far over 313 people have given a vote of no confidence in the ADO .NET Entity Framework, and it's rising by the hour.

The criticism of the Entity Framework - not just around DDD

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:01:10 GMT

Describing the historical context for the criticism for EF>.

Entity Framework Design

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:52:11 GMT

The EF team goes "transparent"

ADO .NET Entity Framework Vote of No Confidence

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

Over the past year, Microsoft and the Entity Framework team have received a tremendous amount of feedback from experts in entity-based applications and software architectures on the .NET platform. While Microsoft's announcement of its intention to provide framework support for entity architectures was received with enthusiasm, the Entity Framework itself has consistently proved to be cause for significant concern.

Working faster and fewer mapping errors with NHibernate

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:26:02 GMT

Bye, bye angle brackets. Hello, testable code.

IDataReader Extension Methods

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:32:01 GMT

Nice extension methods for dealing with IDataReaders

TransactionScope timeout

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:05:51 GMT

Setting a timeout for long running tasks with transaction scope is not so straightforward as it seemed to be. Let's see why!

30 TOP ADO.NET FAQs & Interview Questions

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:45:06 GMT

Description To introduce ADO.NET and to describe how to make connections to databases and run stored procedures and SQL statements in a connected design 1. Which of the following statements about stored procedures are true? Choose more than one option. 1. They reside on the client 2. They reside on the server True 3. You can encapsulate multiple SQL statements in a stored procedure True 4. You encapsulate a single SQL statement in each stored procedure

Code Quality Part II: The Ineffectual DAL

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:14:27 GMT

Describing code received from another developer, claiming to be a DAL and BLL. Laugh out loud at the WTFery.

Building Custom Paging and Sorting Queries with LINQ to SQL

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:35:39 GMT

Building Custom Paging and Sorting Queries with LINQ to SQL and wrap it in Extension Method

Single WCF Generic Endpoint for One-Way and Request-Reply Call Forward

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:57:10 GMT

Implementing a WCF forwarding router consists of providing an endpoint with a generic contract which accepts untyped messages. These messages can then be forwarded to another endpoint, which can in turn use a specific typed or a generic untyped contract.This is best (or my best) illustrated by the following diagram:

ADO.NET Entity Framework Quickstart Tutorial

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:20:19 GMT

The ADO.NET Entity framework received another update last week as part of the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta, so to coincide with this here is a quick run through to get you started with some basic CRUD features of the framwork.

Linq to SQL with WCF in a Multi Tiered Action - Part 1

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:16:03 GMT

Is it true that you can not develop multi tier applications with LINQ ? Sidar answers this question by defining concepts and developing a trivial distributed application step by step, using Windows Communication Foundation as the host communication technology.

We're talking past each other on the Entity Framework

Mon, 26 May 2008 05:21:11 GMT

Why can't we all just get along? The EF has to have PI and lazy loading before it wants to bring something useful to the table.

Is the ADO.NET Team Abandoning LINQ to SQL?

Fri, 23 May 2008 17:46:07 GMT

Roger Jennings, eagle-eyed reporter of all things LINQ/ADO.NET/EF, describes why LINQ to SQL appears to be approaching legacy product status, with promised features unlikely to ever ship.

How to: Retrieve database schema information using ADO.NET

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:47:54 GMT

Sometimes we need to know what is the internal structure of a database in addition to its data. This might turn very useful when the database structure is dynamic. This information is called Database Metadata or Database Schema.

Entity Framework: Our Albatross

Tue, 20 May 2008 12:31:04 GMT

ADO.NET Entity Framework. All I needed to know is that there are three different designer-generated XML files. But Dave Laribee rips it a new one here.

More on how Entity Framework's single-model goal is flawed

Tue, 20 May 2008 09:31:07 GMT

Greg takes point with the long-term goal of EF as defining the one true model can't possibly appropriate.

Jimmy Bogard on Entity Framework being OR mapper mapper

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:24:38 GMT

Jimmy details how EF breaks encapsulation and abstraction by trying to be everything to everyone, but EF misses a few very important aspects.

Frans Bourma comparing OR mappers to Entity Framework.

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Frans Bourma details what an OR mapper is about and how that compares to Entity Framework.

Feedback on Danny Simmons' Why use Entity Framework

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:46:07 GMT

Useful feedback on Danny Simmons' "Why use Entity Framework"