microsoft enterprise library

[Justin Kadima]

I'm considering porting one of my application in order to use the Microsoft
enterprise library and I am contemplating the pros and cons of doing it. Are
you guys using the library?

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Yes, but it is more an artifact of the code generator we use (.NET Tiers
with CodeSmith). I am not against it. It has its pluses AND minuses.

Pros:
* Low cost infrastructure (time and money)
* Well documented, including webcasts, etc.
* SOmeone else maintains the code - not on your dime

Cons
* Have to conform application patterns to Enterprise Library
* Someone else maintains the code - can change things

The library may be a bit too heavy weight for many apps, but it performs
nicely.

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

I've been using it for data access for a while now. The new enterprise
library, compared to the older application blocks, is very nice. I primarily
use the Data features of the library and find them to make things a lot
easier. The data portion, for example, is now designed to be database
agnostic and is not focused solely on SQL Server. You might want to just try
to update a particular page or small portion to see how you like the
features. I find the performance to be excellent as well as the ease of use
and adaptability.

 

[Justin Kadima]

The data access part looks interesting indeed, although the fact that the
library needs a different configuration file and a different configuration
tool looks a little hard to maintain.

I'm going to give it a try anyway.





Thanks,