How is the .net Entity Framework overkill versus LinqToSql?

Question

I\'ve heard it said that the Entity Framework is overkill or that it\'s difficult to learn compared to LinqToSql.

I am wondering in what way? I used LinqToSql and like

Answer 1

My answer: Do a simple comparsion of the time taken to perform a simple Get/Edit/Update sequence. I think you will find that LINQ to SQL is twice as quick. I did a quick comparsion project when i was investigating the differences.
The results where: Entity Framework 8,700 milliseconds LINQ to SQL 3,100 milliseconds Data-sets 2,000 milliseconds

So for me it was a simple question. Use DataSets or use Linq-Sql - Entity Framework didn't even factor into it!

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