LINQ to SQL -DAL

Question

I wish to Implement LINQ-to-SQL as my Data Access Layer. I am using SQL Server. Is there any Linq-to-SQL framework (commercial or open source) available that can function like Application Block (caching block, validation, etc..)?

Answer 1

Microsoft provide a Linq to SQL framework. There are plenty of articles about it in the web, e.g.

LINQ to SQL

Using LINQ to SQL (Part 1)

Answer 2

Perhaps you need something like the Microsoft Enterprise Library? It contains frameworks for: caching, logging, exception handling, validation, policy injection, and others.