Should LINQ End SubSonic (and Other DAL Tools)?
First, I’d like to say that SubSonic is really really awesome. I just know SubSonic for three or four months, but I already created some new projects and converted some old ones with SubSonic. And they were commercial projects. Compared to SubSonic, all other DAL tools look “awful”. I’ve been using plain old ADO.NET, NetTiers, NHibernate, and even created my own DAL tool. But once I use SubSonic, I suddenly have more time to date, play games, watch movies, and do other fun things. Regarding LINQ, this stuff is simply great. It is not just yet another DAL tool. It even extends the language with querying capabilities, not just to DB but almost everything. I just had the chance to play with it yesterday—although I have read about it for a long time—, and I was very impressed. If only Microsoft had created it earlier. Yes, LINQ currently only supports SQL Server, but this is really just a matter of time. Soon more providers will emerge surely. Having the advantages of being provided out of
