Top "Data-access-layer" questions

Data access layer is a layer of a computer program which provides simplified access to data stored in persistent storage of some kind, such as an entity-relational database.

UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Layer and where to put web services

We are developing a web application. We want to possibly reuse the work we do here for a different application …

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Difference between Data Access Layer and Model in MVC

I have implemented what I thought was a pretty decent representation of MVC in several web applications but since having …

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Transaction script is Antipattern?

Well there is a similar topic about transaction script with NoSQL database, but this one is about the pattern in …

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What is the difference between DAL, DTO and DAO in a 3 tier architecture style including with MVC

Recently I was learning about ORM (Object Relational Mapping) and the 3 tier architecture style (presentation,business and data persistence). If …

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ASP.NET MVC, EntityFramework, DBContext, Repository in a different Project

I am currently working on an ASP.NET MVC 5 project, and I am trying to polish the architecture of the …

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Flat File Database Example

I would like to see some examples of simple flat file databases and how they are accessed through a data …

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Improve data access layer select method Pattern

Lately I find myself writing data access layer select methods where the code all takes this general form: public static …

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best practices for "data layer" in android client apps

Here is one design/ best practices question.. I'm new to android development, and basically new to web/mobile solutions. So, …

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How does the MVC pattern differ, if at all, from the DAL / BLL design pattern?

I'm making my way through the early Data Access Tutorials on Microsoft's ASP.NET website and it occurred to me …

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Mocking vs. Test DB?

Earlier I asked this question How to correctly unit test my DAL?, one thing left unanswered for me is if …

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