LINQ - and the future of OR mappers?

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Ren
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# Posted on: 18-Jan-2006 20:17:09   

Here is a link to a rather amazing video of Anders Hejlsberg talking about the future of t LINQ. http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=114680

It seems that the possiblities of this are pretty amazing. The ability to use a single unified programming model across domains is a jaw dropper.

What is the future of OR mapping products like LLBL and others with the release of this on the horizon?

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# Posted on: 18-Jan-2006 20:36:00   

Ren wrote:

Here is a link to a rather amazing video of Anders Hejlsberg talking about the future of t LINQ.

It seems that the possiblities of this are pretty amazing. The ability to use a single unified programming model across domains is a jaw dropper.

What is the future of OR mapping products like LLBL and others with the release of this on the horizon?

One thing we're planning now is LLinq, which is the LLBLGen Pro core controlled in code through Linq constructs. This is possible because Linq defines a structure of elements which can directly be used by an underlying library simple_smile .

The other things we're planning have relations to that, but I'll leave it at that for now simple_smile . Linq is cool stuff, it will truly make o/r mapping a first class citizen simple_smile

Frans Bouma | Lead developer LLBLGen Pro
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# Posted on: 18-Jan-2006 23:36:24   

Otis wrote:

Ren wrote:

Here is a link to a rather amazing video of Anders Hejlsberg talking about the future of t LINQ.

It seems that the possiblities of this are pretty amazing. The ability to use a single unified programming model across domains is a jaw dropper.

What is the future of OR mapping products like LLBL and others with the release of this on the horizon?

One thing we're planning now is LLinq, which is the LLBLGen Pro core controlled in code through Linq constructs. This is possible because Linq defines a structure of elements which can directly be used by an underlying library simple_smile .

The other things we're planning have relations to that, but I'll leave it at that for now simple_smile . Linq is cool stuff, it will truly make o/r mapping a first class citizen simple_smile

Very interesting stuff. Seems like DLinq is trying to be an O/R Mapper as well. Did I hear him right saying that DLinq is the ADO of the future? Does that mean SqlDataSources will go away? Or the coming LLBLGenDataSource?

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# Posted on: 19-Jan-2006 00:03:07   

I think DLinq will be an 'alternative' to datasets etc. They can't drop datasets and the like without having the audience get used to an alternative for some time...

Frans Bouma | Lead developer LLBLGen Pro