Linq to SQL Features in RTM

Linq to SQL Features in RTM

Dinesh Kulkarni, the current program manager of Linq to SQL, has lately posted in the Linq Project MSDN Forum about the key changes moving from Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 to RTM. The list of changes contain some changes and features, as well as change in the behavior of the Attach method.

Today, Dinesh has posted about the list of features which will not be in Linq to SQL v1. From his post:

1. Support for other databases with or without a public provider model.
2. Out-of-the-box multi-tier story. Yes, we do have good Attach() APIs but we don't yet have a simple roundtripping and change tracking on the client.
3. Handling schema changes. Schemas change and designer and SqlMetal should provide reasonable ways to respond to the changes.
4. Support for specific mappings: containment (e.g. Address is a non-entity type and should be mappable differently for Customer.Address vs Employee.Address), pure many-to-many with no non-FK data in the middle table.
5. Small differences between designer, SqlMetal and run-time: external mapping file and SSC support in designer
6. LINQ to SQL in compact framework.

Looking forward for v2!

Enjoy!