Is V1 of LINQ to SQL only suitable for RAD?
In my previous couple posts, I have been religiously trying to solve the problem or should I say 'find a best pattern' to use with linq to sql. In past few projects, I ventured into Linq to sql world abandoning ORM tools (OR mapper, NHibernate…) that I had been using; however, I have been greatly disappointed by the fact that Linq to sql doesn't support few fundamental concepts/patterns (LINQ to SQL takes a little different approach than traditional ORM tools). I am starting to have serious doubts if V1 of Linq2SQl is even cut out for any n-tier application (I am not even thinking enterprise application). Don't get me wrong, LINQ is a great framework and LINQ to SQL is an awesome extension. But in the real world business application the implementation of LINQ to SQL out of the box is not practical. How did I arrive to this conclusion? Here's how:
The two fundamental problems it fails to support out of the box are:
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