Distinctive features of TierDeveloper 4.0

[Mary]

Some of the distinctive features of Tierdeveloper 4.0 are as follows.

Object handling
-Map to a single table or multiple tables
-Map to a view (read-only or in update mode)
-Define unmapped objects and create tables for them automatically.
-Support for auto-generated keys (Identity keys and sequenced values).
-Select subset of table-columns as object attributes

Transaction Support

-Specify insert, update, delete, and single-row select operations
-Specify multiple insert and single-row update operations
-Specify bulk updates and deletes with custom where-clause
-Specify transactional characteristics of objects for COM+
-Full transaction support for non-COM+ components in a parent-child relationship

Queries
-Specify joins
-Select subset of object attributes for retrieval
-Specify custom where-clause with nested queries, UNIONs, and others
-Accept run-time parameters
-Return a collection of objects as the output of query
-Support GetCount and GetPartialRows behavior in queries

Dynamic Queries
-Same as normal queries but with following additional features
-Specify where-clause at run-time
-Output of dynamic query is a collection of objects (just like normal queries)

Code Generation
-Complete re-architected template-based code generation engine.
-Code templates based on Javascript language and are customizable.
-Customize names for classes, methods, and properties.
-Generate .NET components in C# and VB.NET.
-Generate either COM+ or non-GAC code
-Build .NET components as private or shared assemblies

 

[Michael D. Long]

Mary,

If you really want people to know whether this is a good product or not,
send me a review copy. I'll post an honest opinion based on a thorough
analysis of its capabilities.

If it is a great tool I'll tout its merits for you. If not, people may get
a good laugh at your expense.

Either way, please stop the spam. It is accomplishing nothing other than to
drive away prospective customers.

 

[Frans Bouma [C# MVP]]

Some of the distinctive features of Tierdeveloper 4.0 are as follows.

distinctive? Let's see.

Object handling
-Map to a view (read-only or in update mode)
nope

-Support for auto-generated keys (Identity keys and sequenced values).
nope

Transaction Support

-Specify insert, update, delete, and single-row select operations
nope

-Specify multiple insert and single-row update operations
nope

-Specify bulk updates and deletes with custom where-clause
nope

-Specify transactional characteristics of objects for COM+
nope

-Full transaction support for non-COM+ components in a parent-child
relationship
nope


Queries
-Specify joins
nope

-Specify custom where-clause with nested queries, UNIONs, and others
nope

-Accept run-time parameters
nope

-Return a collection of objects as the output of query
nope

-Support GetCount and GetPartialRows behavior in queries
nope

Dynamic Queries
-Same as normal queries but with following additional features
-Specify where-clause at run-time
nope

-Output of dynamic query is a collection of objects (just like normal
queries)
nope


Code Generation
-Complete re-architected template-based code generation engine.
nope

-Code templates based on Javascript language and are customizable.
nope

-Customize names for classes, methods, and properties.
nope

-Generate .NET components in C# and VB.NET.
nope

-Generate either COM+ or non-GAC code
nope

-Build .NET components as private or shared assemblies

nope

... so far for distinctive, and I'm sure other products support some other
features you're claiming to be distinctive.

Why aren't you advertising with your really unique features?

FB

 

[Michael D. Long]

Darn! When I finally find a spammer I can go after you beat me to the
punch... I guess I can still rate them on effectiveness if they are brave
(or foolish) enough to send me a review copy. ;-)

 

[Frans Bouma [C# MVP]]

Darn! When I finally find a spammer I can go after you beat me to the
punch... I guess I can still rate them on effectiveness if they are brave
(or foolish) enough to send me a review copy. ;-)

haha .

I'd be surprised if they would send you a copy for reviewing though . But
tell me, in which magazine would the review be published?

Frans.

 

[Michael D. Long]

I'd try to get it out via an online mag - better visibility and faster
publishing cycles. Also, a more of a how-to article with
strengths/weaknesses is often easier to get published than a simple review.

 

[Frans Bouma [C# MVP]]

I'd try to get it out via an online mag - better visibility and faster
publishing cycles. Also, a more of a how-to article with
strengths/weaknesses is often easier to get published than a simple review.

True, although strengths/weaknesses is subjective of course and it greatly
depends on how much the reviewer understands the code he's reviewing. O/R
mappers are complex systems and are new for a lot of .NET developers and
often stored procedure/dataset oriented people are hard to convince they have
any advantage at all. A full, not so biased on the skills/mindset of the
reviewer, review is preferable I think, at least for tools like O/R mappers.

Frans.