LXer: Microsoft kills Visual Studio's Oracle data connection

LXer · 06-19-2009, 01:11 AM

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Coders have reacted with disappointment and frustration to Microsoft's decision to cease development of a connector to Oracle in its .NET Framework, a move that looks like another budget cut. Microsoft has said it will no longer develop OracleClient, or System.Data.OracleClient, with the the up-coming .NET Framework 4.0. It will still be included with the framework but will be "marked as deprecated."

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Hangdog42 · 06-19-2009, 07:14 AM

This will hurt .NET a whole lot more than it will hurt Oracle. The bottom line is that Oracle is used extensively throughout business and it is a LOT easier to find a .NET replacement than to move off of Oracle.

John VV · 06-19-2009, 02:08 PM

MS just shot off yet one more toe on one of it's feet.

They can not have many more to shoot off , i think they are low on toes.