I tested with both FNH and NH mapping by code, they worked fine too but that's just my simple test, I still not identify pros & cons for each one. Any master there, could you show me some information ?
It is mainly a matter of taste and personal preference.
The few, not very strong arguments I know about:
FNH pros
- FNH is older then mapping by code (which is brand new). There is a large community and useful documentation.
- FNH is designed to be as simple as possible and is most probably easier to learn. There is a single way how it is meant to be used.
- FNH has some more nice features, like mapping tests and auto mapping.
Mapping by code pros
- Mapping by code is a part of the NH core (while FNH is a forked project). It can be expected to get widely used and supported forever.
- Mapping by code is most probably more powerful and flexible. It is a quite basic API and can be used in many different ways.
- Mapping by code is closer to xml mappings, which makes it easier to adapt documentation.