>I became a Bonnie disciple as well. Somewhere around 2010 I think.
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>Since then I've built a fairly robust framework - jumping off from Bonnie's- that allows me to do CRUD, transaction processing and reporting pretty efficiently with typed datasets.
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>If I were starting from scratch, I'd probably be using EF, but I see no benefit in backfilling, so I'm staying with what I have.

I was (and still am) a big fan of Bonnie's. Her integrity was perfect - she would never jump in on a topic unless she was sure of the answer. She answered a ton of .NET and some SQL questions up here. (By contrast, there's a great deal of shoddy commentary in this particular thread, especially about the MVP program).

If I were to give an award for the most no-nonsense, common-sense developer I've ever met, it would be Bonnie.

There are still online debates and Q&As about EF versus Typed Datasets. Both have their place. I've seen EF abused and I've certainly seen typed datasets abused.