My company has an app that was originally written in vb.net for .net 1.0. It is using a MS SQL 2008 database to access data.

I'm in the process of overhauling the app completely.

It uses sql data adapters and datasets to load, and update data.

I'm wondering what the proper alternative to the SQL Data Adapter is.

My app has textbox fields that are bound to the dataset, as well as datagridviews (or the old datagrid).

I'm just wanting to modernize the app, and curious to know if anything has replaced the dataAdapter/dataset.

Thanks!