Application Block Usage

[Jeff S]

Regarding the Application Blocks provided by Microsoft; are any of you using
them in production systems?

If no, why?

If yes, what has been your experience?... would you recommend for or against
their use?

Here's the Application Blocks I'm referring to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/guidetype/AppBlocks/default.aspx

Thanks!

 

[Steven Nagy]

I asked the same question not that long ago, here's the thread:

http://groups.google.com.au/group/m...b5b5b0?q=Steven+Nagy&rnum=34#11f9302a18b5b5b0

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[Jeff S]

Thanks! Maybe we'll get some addional feedback. Also, I just came across
this resource that might be valuable for anyone else wanting more
information about the Application Blocks and MS Patterns and Practices:

http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.WhatPatternsAndPracticesCreates

-Jeff

 

[sloan]

The EnterpriseLibrary Data Access (1.1 and 2.0) are very good, IMHO.

They also force you to create a correct DataTier object.

Your DataTier object should return

DataSets
IDataReaders
Scalars
void (nothing)

back to your business layer.

When updating data, you'll usually send data into the DataTier object, and
get null back. (aka, you just want to know it worked..)

Remember, the EntLib does NOT replace your application's datatier....its a
helper for it.

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