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Introduction to (the current state of) Entity Framework Level 100

Introduction to (the current state of) Entity Framework Level 100. Tolga Balci. State of Entity Framework. EF 4.3 (Current). EF 1 Shipped with .NET 3.5 SP1 Features: Basic ORM support Database First Workflow EF 4 Shipped with .NET 4.0 and VS 2010 Features: Model First Workflow

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Introduction to (the current state of) Entity Framework Level 100

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  1. Introduction to(the current state of)Entity FrameworkLevel 100 TolgaBalci

  2. State of Entity Framework EF 4.3 (Current) • EF 1 • Shipped with .NET 3.5 SP1 • Features: • Basic ORM support • Database FirstWorkflow • EF 4 • Shipped with .NET 4.0 and VS 2010 • Features: • Model First Workflow • POCO, FKs, Lazy Loading, T4 Code Generation, … EF 4.1 (Magic Unicorn) EF 4 (.NET 4.0) EF 1 (.NET 3.5 SP1)

  3. State of Entity Framework EF 4.3 (Current) • EF 4.1 • Features: • Code FirstWorkflow • DbContext API • GAC Installed • EF 4.3 • Features: • Migrations • NuGet only distribution model • EF 5.0 • Will require .NET 4.5 and ship with VS 11 EF 4.1 (Magic Unicorn) EF 4 (.NET 4.0) EF 1 (.NET 3.5 SP1)

  4. Production Ready? • State of Linq to SQL • Choice for Microsoft teams • Move forward choice • EF on second version - New API on first version

  5. Developer Workflows Designer Centric Code Centric New Database • Model First • Create .edmx model in designer • Generate database from .edmx • Classes auto-generated from .edmx • Code First • Define classes & mapping in code • Database auto-created at runtime Existing Database • Database First • Reverse engineer .edmx model • Classes auto-generated from .edmx • Code First • Define classes & mapping in code(Reverse engineer tools available)

  6. Demo

  7. Links • Channel9.msdn.com • Visual Studio Toolbox: Entity Framework Part 1 and 2 • msdn.com/data/EF • Get Started Resources • Code First • Model & Database First • Code First & Migrations • Many Videos

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