DataSet Toolkit: Can't Live Without It!
I haven't been this excited about the release of a product, but I really think that this one will make the lives of developers a whole lot easier. The DataSet Toolkit from Hydrus Software is an intelligent framework that makes data access in .NET applications a breeze. All you need to do is to define a DataSet that resembles the structure of your SQL database (SQL Server, Oracle, or whatever), and you can use the toolkit to fill your DataSet, send updates back to the database, run ad-hoc queries, and perform other data operations. It infers the structure of your database from the DataSet itself, so you don't need to worry about managing your data access code; you just keep your DataSet up to date, and you're finished.
I've actually worked with a pre-release version of this component for quite a while now, and I've used it as the data-access backbone of more than one large ASP.NET application. I have a lot to say about it, so over the next few days (or weeks, or maybe months), I'll be posting usage examples, tips and tricks that I've discovered.
This may all sound like shameless product marketing, and I'd be lying if I didn't say that I had a hand in developing it. But this toolkit has made my programming life a whole lot easier for a while now, and I think it's worthwhile for any developer to look into. There's a 30 day trial available for download, so give it a whirl!
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