[RESOLVED] 3 Tier Architecture Approach

Hi guys,

I'm very much confused about the best approach in 3 Tier Architecture in ASP.NET.

I have an application in ASP.NET and I applied the 3 Tier Architecture using the approached shown in this link http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/?lang=cs. But, during my development I found out that the approached used in this link http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article71.aspx is much more flexible. Now, I'm confused which one should I used to make my programming life easier. Which is the best practice in 3 Tier Architecture? The first one which is using a DataSet Model or the second one using hard coded and stored procedure? I hope you understand what I mean.

Judging by the sheer number of screenshots in the first one, I'd say that you should at least start with the second link. I say this because you're doing things by hand in the second link. The first tutorial is using all sorts of wizards and adapters. Because you're new to the n-tier approach, if you use a wizard, you won't learn anything. All you'll learn is a wizard and you'll later get stuck on trivial problems. With the second tutorial, you'll at least have a better understanding of how the layers talk to each other, and some ADO.NET too.

Yip, have to agree on this one. I have just had a quick look at the second one, and it looks like you will learn a lot more from that one.

We have actually been talking about this subject, in a round about kind of a way, in this thread:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=595038

You might want to take a look at it.

Gary

Thank you guys for the help.

No probs!! Good luck with your investigations.

Gary