>>EF can be a bit of a pain if the underlying database is in a state of flux - otherwise it's pretty straightforward.....
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>Are there databases out there that "are _not_ in a state of flux"? :)
>... and "being a bit of pain" would be true for typed datasets as well no?

I take your point. I was thinking of 'new' development where the DB structure is still evolving as part of the process v. adding functionality to an existing app where the DB tends to be stable and changes are carefully controlled......