Is it safe to install VS2008 SP1 - Beta?

[Crash]

Hi all,

I would like to explore Entity a bit but I noticed that SP1 for VS2008
is "Beta". Will I have trouble when the real SP1 is ready or is it Ok
to install the beta...

Also I hear that there is a major controversy over Linq to entity VS.
Linq to SQL -- which is the best path?

 

[Joern Schou-Rode]

Also I hear that there is a major controversy over Linq to entity VS.
Linq to SQL -- which is the best path?

IMHO it really depends on the problem you need to solve. LINQ to SQL is a
great tool for rapid development of database driving applications
(including those for the web). Entity Framework is a much more complex -
and equally more powerfull - tool.

David Hayden made a nice write up on the subject a year ago, but I believe
that his points on "when to use Entity Framework" still holds:

http://www.davidhayden.com/blog/dav...NETEntityFrameworkWhenToUseItVsLinqToSQL.aspx

Another similar comparison can be found at Avi Wortzel's blog:

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/...08/01/04/entity-framework-vs-linq-to-sql.aspx