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I have recently run into a number of issues with SPMetal and LINQ to SharePoint that is making me wonder if it is worth it. In what cases does it make sense to use SPMetal and in what cases does it not work so well?

Areas that I found that require more code/work:

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I avoid it, more work than it's worth. I asked similar a while ago: Frustrated! Linq to SharePoint, choice values, losing spaces. Enjoy the read ;)

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    Mostly avoid use of SPMetal tool. For below reasons: 1. Its difficult to maintain - regeneration required everytime you change the list 2. Unnecessary coding overhead for the above scenarios.
    – Ananda Prasad Bandaru
    Apr 24, 2013 at 8:34
  • Is there ever a time it is worth using? Like if the lists wont change as users wont have access to them?
    – Ryan Erickson
    Apr 24, 2013 at 15:17
  • Meh, the complexity of it all, it's just not worth it. Write a quick CAML query and then you can use Linq on the SPListItemCollection that gets returned for finer tuning or data manipulation.
    – David Lozzi
    Apr 25, 2013 at 13:51
  • I just wish there was a better way, queries in CAML are a pain to write and read especially when they get more complex.
    – Ryan Erickson
    Apr 26, 2013 at 21:28
  • True, have you seen the CAML Builder tools out there? They help create them much easier.
    – David Lozzi
    Apr 29, 2013 at 13:03

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