Paul Wilson's .NET BlogRamblings from the Creator of WilsonDotNet.comGreat News: Only One ORM Shipping in Orcas- April 29, 2007 I almost can&39;t believe the great news that came from MS today. That&39;s right, the ADO.NET Entity Framework has been delayed ! I bet most of you think I&39;m being sarcastic, but I am serious. I&39;ve got at least three reasons why this is good news to me.First, this gives Linq to Sql a better opportunity to thrive. Linq to Sql is the "simpler" ORM that&39;s looking good enough for the vast majority of cases, while ADO.NET EF is far more complex -- and yet..http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archive/2007/04/29/great-news-only-one-o-rm-shipping-in-orc... Even Small Configuration Changes can cause Bigger Problems- April 20, 2007 I&39;ve got a small app in production that&39;s been running without a glitch until the other day. It turned out to be a case where the server didn&39;t have enough disk space and nothing more. That should have been the end of it, but I also decided to add myself to the error emails. The next day someone reported not getting their regular email, and I couldn&39;t figure it out.Why would something that had been working perfectly and not been changed just fail randomly I...http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archive/2007/04/20/even-small-configuration-changes-can-cau... Function to Load Enum-Typed Properties from Database- April 10, 2007 Here&39;s a nice library function useful when loading enum-typed properties from your database:public static T ToEnum<T>(int typeValue) return (T)Enum.ToObject(typeof(T), typeValue);http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archive/2007/04/10/function-to-load-enum-typed-properties-f... Garbage Collection Information -- Must Read for .NET Devs- April 10, 2007 Probably one of the best information sources about .net garbage collection: http:blogs.msdn.comtessarchive20070410net-garbage-collector-popquiz-followup.aspx.http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archive/2007/04/10/garbage-collection-information-must-read... Recommendations: Exact Battery and KidzArt NW GA- April 9, 2007 Do you use Energizer batteries Call Exact Battery for all your battery needs, including custom batteries.Do you have kids in Northwest Georgia that are interested in art Call KidzArt NW GA for art instruction.http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archive/2007/04/09/recommendations-exact-battery-and-kidzar... |