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We have been using EntitySpaces for DotNetNuke module development for a very long time. We have neglected upgrading for a while, and finally got around to it recently. The latest version of EntitySpaces includes a plugin for Visual Studio and no longer requires MyGeneration...which is nice.

For those who are unfamiliar with EntitySpaces, it is a Persistence Layer and Business Objects for Microsoft.Net. In layman terms, it generates our SQL Data Access Layer quickly and efficiently, while seperating your custom code. No more handcoding all of your data objects.

As an old ASP/VB programmer, I remember the days for example, where a new requirement would come in to capture more data from the client. We would have to :

1. Add the new column to the table in the database
2. Alter the stored procedure for the new column
3. Update the SQL Data Access Layer by hand to handle the new parameter for the stored proc.
4. Update the business layer for the new parameter
5. Pray you did not fat finger any of the code and set all of the variables for the correct data type.
6. Add the new control to the UI and codebehind.

With EntitySpaces, all you have to do is:

1. Add the new column to the table in the database
2. Regenerate the code using EntitySpaces
3. Add the new control to the UI and codebehind

In this video, I will show how easy it is to do #2.