>>.How do you know what the clients wants? (Please don't take offense.) Are your clients savvy on the differences between datasets and EF?
I ask them.
No. The ones who want datasets want them because that's how they do things now
I've never asked them how savvy they are - not generally a good sales technique :).
What do you mean by "savvy" regarding EF?
At a meeting of more than 200 people at a .NET user group meeting last month, when the speaker asked how many people were using EF, 2 hands went up.
There were lots of people who knew the buzz words, but few, if any, had a clue as to what it's like to develop with EF.
Asking if someone is "savvy" with EF is like asking if someone has a "lot of experience" with VS2010.. how much can they have?
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.