Splitsville for System.Data.OracleClient & .NET – Part Deux
There's been a lot of buzz (see below for some collected links) about Microsoft's decision to deprecate System.Data.OracleClient).
I've received numerous emails, and as a company we've been watching the conversation in particular tracking some vociferous opinions circulating as to the perceived quality of third-party options. If you've used OracleClient for some time, I can certainly appreciate that you may be used to some of the quirks and baggage such as the native OCI Client dll that you used for many years. As a third-party innovator, we are part of a healthy and thriving community of outfits who are fully engaged in building quality technologies on the .NET platform - just walk the conference floors or either TechEd or PDC and it is plain to see.
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You can also join me on an online webinar, next week where I delve into some of the details on this recent announcement.
As I mentioned above, here's a relatively authoritative list with lots of perspectives on the impact of Microsoft's announcements. Enjoy!
- ADO.NET team blog: System.Data.OracleClient Update
- OakLeafSystems: Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 6/15/2009+
- The Register: Microsoft kills Visual Studio's Oracle data connection
- Jeffrey Schwartz on RedmondDeveloper "Microsoft Kills Its Oracle Data Provider for ADO.NET"
- P2PNET.net: Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 6/15/2009+
- VistaDB .Net Database Blog: Microsoft deprecating Oracle Client from ADO.NET 4
- DotNetKick.com: Microsoft deprecating Oracle client in Dot Net 4
- ShareCatalog: Microsoft kills Visual Studio's Oracle data connection
- Mark's Stuff: ADO.NET team: System.Data.OracleClient Deprecated
- Next Gen Enterprise; Enterprise Trends: Enterprise headlines and summaries, 2009-06-16
- ISV Developer Community: Partners Provide Support for Oracle ADO.NET
- Jose R. Guay Paz: News: System.Data.OracleClient update
- Reflective Perspective: Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 6/15/2009+
- Jason N. Gaylord's Blog: The Technology Post for June 16th, 2009
- Dotnetslackers.com: The Technology Post for June 16th, 2009
- DBdesc: System.Data.OraClient deprecated in .NET 4.0
- Today India News: Microsoft corp discontinuing .Net link to Oracle databases
- Linux Plus: Microsoft kills Visual Studio's Oracle data connection
- Mark Williams :: Blog: Microsoft To Deprecate System.Data.OracleClient
- Slumped Over Keyboard Dead: Microsoft kills Visual Studios Oracle data connection
- Daily Technology News: Microsoft halting .Net link to Oracle databases (InfoWorld)
- Boycott Novell: Microsoft kills Visual Studio's Oracle data connection
- Windows Live: Microsoft .NET Provider for Oracle dead
- The Code Project: Microsoft Kills Its Oracle Data Provider for ADO.NET
- Less Than Dot: Microsoft Kills Its Oracle Data Provider for ADO.NET
- Julie Lerman's Blog | Don't Be Iffy: Oracle and ADO.NET- Microsoft: Deprecated; Oracle: quiet, DataDirect:Beta and DevArt:Released
- Joacim's view on stuff: Oracle gets decorated by Microsoft… with an Obsolete Attribute
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