Microsoft Kills Linq to SQL(ayende.com)
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Microsoft Kills Linq to SQL
http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/10/31/microsoft-kills-linq-to-sql.aspx
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This reminds me of the furor that came up when some bozo claimed that MS was dropping OpenGL support in Vista, when in fact all they were doing was retooling their driver architecture... there was a tremendous amount of misinformation about that floating around, and naturally most people just gravitated toward the anti-MS version without bothering to find out whether or not there was any truth behind it.
That's what happens when you buy into a proprietary technology. The proprietors can change it as they wish.
At least in open source you can fork the project.
At least in open source you can fork the project.
Mono actually has a plug-compatible Linq to SQL, AND it has its own DB drivers.
Even if you were so hopelessly dependent on Linq to SQL that you couldn't trivially port to Microsoft's newer persistence solution, you're still not up a creek.
Even if you were so hopelessly dependent on Linq to SQL that you couldn't trivially port to Microsoft's newer persistence solution, you're still not up a creek.
Aside from the fact that the original post is a huge troll, there are plenty of open source Linq extensions (which is what Linq to SQL is.) Take a look at the codeplex.
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"We are listening to customers regarding LINQ to SQL and will continue to evolve the product based on feedback we receive from the community as well," is not remotely the same as killing Linq to SQL.