Managing Changes in Database

[james]

Hi Guys,

Would anyone mind recommending some packages for managing changes in
databases? I have used Ruby on Rails Migrations, but have not found
something similar for .Net. As far as I know LINQ will only map to a
database table, not create them for me.

Thanks,
James

 

[Marc Gravell]

Actually, LINQ-to-SQL does have a "create database" method - I must
admit that I've never tried it, though!

What sort of changes are you talking about? Depending on your level of
usage and the size of the system (i.e. whether it is worth it), it
might be that the db-pro version of Visual Studio gives you benefit -
not my cup of tea personally (give me the raw scripts!), but I've
heard from people who like it.

Marc

 

[james]

Thanks Marc.