After doing some more thinking about this, and talking to a colleague, I've come to a conclusion on this: KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid. I was overcomplicating it. The solution is to use a Manager design pattern that manages the objects. Instead of using… more »

I'm working on a data layer for an application. It uses the Data Access Application Blocks (version 3.0) to do the data access. Above that, there's a Data Access Layer (DAL) that will provide an object oriented way to deal with the data. Nothing new abou… more »