Re: Removing datasets from our architecture...

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I suppose we cant really go OR mapping because we have an existing database that is being migrated, so the relational model is all setup...

The code *works* but its messy as all hell, what concerns me most is maintanance issues...I guess ideally itd be nicer to stay with datasets if I can sort out keeping it tidy and maintanable (when i say done, its not really done, just its been started on)...

Im relativly new at it all...what im concidering is a 1:1 table/view to buisiness object...I realise there are reasons not to do that, but we dont have time to do fullon UML stuff...

I personally think the thing needs a complete rewrite, but I have other parties here saying neigh, and Im not experienced enough to argue differently...


"Alun Harford" <devnull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OAmTPN9IIHA.2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
John Sheppard wrote:
Hello,

I was curious as to peoples thoughts on using tools such as MyGeneration/CodeSmith to generate business objects as opposed to using datasets? We currently use datasets, for various reasons I *suspect* we want to move away from using them....

Perhaps you might like to look at 'real' OR mappers like NHibernate/ActiveRecord or LLBLGen

I guess my secondary question is will it be a complete rewrite to remove datasets from the application? :( or is there an easy way to do it? (They are HEAVILY used)

If you want to change working code, then you'll probably gain a lot from a major refector or even a rewrite.
But if the code works, there probably isn't a reason to rewrite it (unless you have nice unit tests to make major refactoring easy).

Alun Harford

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