Aaron,

>Anyone using DeKlarit and MM.NET or are the two mutually exclusive?

They're somewhat mutually exclusive...one of the key differences is that DeKlarit is a code generator, whereas MM .NET isn't...it's an application framework. We have wizards and builders that integrate with VS .NET that guide you along the development path, but we don't generate your application code (which I personally prefer <s>). It's really comes down to which style of framework you prefer.

Currently, both MM .NET and DeKlarit have business objects that are data-centric. Business objects retrieve DataSets (either typed or untyped) and DataReaders which you can bind to, or manipulate in your application.

One of the upcoming features we are adding to MM .NET is object relational mapping. This is an exciting new feature that emulates the functionality found in the upcoming ObjectSpaces technology that will be released with Whidbey (the next version of VS .NET). This technology allows you to completely avoid the CRUD data logic you normally need to write or generate when working with ADO.NET. We will have a new version of MM .NET that works with ObjectSpaces once Whidbey is released, but this new technology we’re are adding to MM .NET allows you to start working with object relational mapping now, and will allow your code to work “as is” with ObjectSpaces when it is finally available. More details to come!

Regards,