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Asked: 2026-05-19T15:47:49+00:00

I’m currently investigating ASP.NET MVC 2 and LINQ to SQL. It all looks pretty

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I’m currently investigating ASP.NET MVC 2 and LINQ to SQL. It all looks pretty cool. But I have a few application and development lifecycle issues.

Currently, I design the DB in SqlServer Management Studio.
Then I update my DBML files by deleting and re-importing modified tables.

Issues:

  1. I can’t find how to simply update the whole DBML schema.
  2. My DBML then loses some of the changes I made such as renaming relation members or mapping of some int to an enum.
  3. If I want a SQL script to deploy my DB (or to keep the schema under source control), I need to go use the ‘Genererate Script’ SSMS wizard which would be cool if a) it could remember my settings and b) it could be automated.

Should I work the other way around (start from my DBML and generate the DB)? Should I go for some other framework (NHibernate? Can I use some Linq flavor with it?)

Also, I read that LINQ2SQL is already obsolete in favor of Linq to Entities. Does it mean that the ultimate tool supposed to make my life so much better will again make me lose time in the long term?

Thanks for shedding some light.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As a follow-up, just wanted to say that I eventually found and fell in love with Huagati DBML/EDMX Tools.

    To be totally honest, I must say that the price has significantly increased since I purchased it. I believe it is still worth the money anyway.

    And for people who are looking for the same kind of tool for MySQL (or other), DevArt is your friend.

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