ObjectSpaces Article
ObjectSpaces – you better start thinking about it. It seems that I get into conversations about data design patterns every other day hearing things like “we ALWAYS work with objects”, or “we NEVER use datasets” and “We ALWAYS use typed datasets” – now I am expecting to hear “We ALWAYS use ObjectSpaces”. I suggest that you start mastering objectspaces – their cool and long awaited (even though this is far from new in the industry). Dino Esposito wrote a good high level overview of ObjectSpaces in Whidbey that you can read here.
And remember folks – one data access design pattern does not fit all applications. Know your options – know your requirements – understand what each design pattern provides and where they make sense. I’m sure that most people know about the wealth of material on the Practices site, however, for those who don’t here are a bunch of links that I enjoy reading over and over ….
Enterprise Solution Patterns Using Microsoft .NET
Data Patterns
These are “fairly” good but will need to get updated with respect to ObjectSpaces and Yukon.