More info here: IdeaBlade, but in effect its supposed to be a program that replaces your normal data access layer by creating objects.
The Express Edition is free and looks decent. I installed at home without problems, though the installer looked a bit dated.
Apparently if you buy the Pro Version it works with certain other 3rd party controls like Infragistics. Thats cool, but I thought 2.0/2005 had a standard collection interface(s) to implement to make a datasource, so Im not sure why a datasource would work with .net controls and not Infragistics.
I believe the super duper version works for over the internet stuff... not really my area of work so I didnt really check it out.
The company/product is a MS Partner and if you search for "IdeaBlade" or "DevForce" you get a lot of hits about the controls and some articles.
Personally Ive worked with the DataSets a bit and I dont really care for them. I can make use of them, but the idea of classes of normal code just seems more familiar or natural to me.
But Im curious about any developer stories or opinions.
The Express Edition is free and looks decent. I installed at home without problems, though the installer looked a bit dated.
Apparently if you buy the Pro Version it works with certain other 3rd party controls like Infragistics. Thats cool, but I thought 2.0/2005 had a standard collection interface(s) to implement to make a datasource, so Im not sure why a datasource would work with .net controls and not Infragistics.
I believe the super duper version works for over the internet stuff... not really my area of work so I didnt really check it out.
The company/product is a MS Partner and if you search for "IdeaBlade" or "DevForce" you get a lot of hits about the controls and some articles.
Personally Ive worked with the DataSets a bit and I dont really care for them. I can make use of them, but the idea of classes of normal code just seems more familiar or natural to me.
But Im curious about any developer stories or opinions.