.Net Database Querying Options Aside Linq

Question

Hello,

I've been doing a lot of implementation in Linq recently, and it suddenly occurred to me that as great as it is, I haven't really explored any other options.

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Have you tried SubSonic? It does linq, code generation, and some fluid querries.

Answer 2

Well, SQL is a perfectly fine alternative.

However, I think you may be looking for something like the ADO.NET Entity Framework.

Answer 3

Subsonic, NHibernate (don't forget to look at Fluent NHibernate), Typed DataSets (yuck), MS Entity Framework and iBatis all come to mind.

Answer 4

NHibernate is another good ORM. Or EntityFramework

Answer 5

In addition to the other answers:

• Codesmith Templates,
• the Enterprise Library (4.0) (specifically, the Data Access Block)..
• Stored Procedures with ADO..
• Deklarit
• NetTiers