ObjectSpaces?

[IfYouSaySo]

I was reading something about MS building an O/R mapper into the 2.0 framework (ObjectSpaces). Then it got pushed back to when Vista gets released. Then back to when WinFS gets released. Then it looks like they changed the name (i.e. is ADO vNext/Entity Framework/eSQL somehow related to ObjectSpaces?). Does anyone know what is going on with this? Does MS ever expect to release this?

Just wondering. An O/R mapper would be nice...

 

[Brian Dawson - MSFT]

ORM - Entity Framework

Maybe I can help. We (as in I work at Microsoft) are releasing the ADO.NET Entity Framework next year. I know the long haul of Object Spaces to WFS... now this, but...well, we are serious about releasing this Of course you'll have to wait until next year. There are CTP's available now.

The big difference in my opinion is the mapping capability and open arch throughout the layers. This means you can program against the model without materializing objects. But then again, if you need a good ORM, we've added that too.

I hope that helps. Check the team blog... http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/

regards,
Brian Dawson - MSFT