What is the Future of Linq to SQL

Question

Ive been searching for Linq tutorials online and came across some articles saying that linq may go away? What is your take on this? Will microsoft really do away with linq

Answer 1

Linq to SQL is not receiving as much attention to progressing it's features as is the Entity Framework. MS has made a decision to pursue enriching/developing EF and as for L2S this meant moving / redirecting resources away from it.

However, it is a great tool for many situations. :) SO actually uses L2S. :) As the years go on and EF progresses there is a chance that L2S will disappear but I think it will be with us for a while yet. Here's a link that speaks a little towards why L2S is good to consider. To linq To SQL or not... that is the question?. I see L2S fitting well for smaller apps or less complex apps.

It isn't "dead" as in you won't have it in .Net 4.0 or so. For example, here's a blog entry on the updates L2S is getting in 4.0.

http://damieng.com/blog/2009/06/01/linq-to-sql-changes-in-net-40