dotConnect for SQLite is an enhanced database connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with a number of innovative technologies. With state of the art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LINQ to SQL, it introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development.
Key Features
* Database Application Development Extensions
dotConnect for SQLite has a rich set of design time tools that leverage the development process greatly. Particularly, there are convenient design-time component editors, wizards and managers, toolset for live data binding, DDEX, and much more.
* SQLite Advanced Features Support
dotConnect for SQLite allows developers to harness full capabilities of the SQLite server. dotConnect for SQLite supports such SQLite-specific features as user-defined functions, CEROD and SEE extensions, and others.
* Optimized Code
dotConnect for SQLite assemblies are implemented using optimized code and advanced data access algorithms.
* ORM Support
dotConnect for SQLite offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. dotConnect for SQLite supports Entity Framework v1 and v4, NHibernate, and LinqConnect (formerly LINQ to SQLite) - our own ORM solution, closely compatible to Microsoft LINQ to SQL, while extending its functionality with its own features.
dotConnect for SQLite supports SQLite engine version 3 and higher.
The new 5.80 version offers support for Visual Studio 11 Beta and Entity Framework 5.0 Beta 1.Now users can apply ADO.NET providers for creating applications, targeting Windows 8, in the newest version of the Microsoft IDE.
Recent Changes: * Visual Studio 11 Beta support
* The copy/cut/paste functionality for objects of the conceptual part of a model
* The possibility to drag&drop properties between classes in Model Explorer
* Entity Framework 5.0 Beta 1 support
* Improved SQL generation for .Any method in LINQ to Entities
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dotConnect for SQLite is an enhanced database connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with a number of innovative technologies. With state of the art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LINQ to SQL, it introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development. 
