“How Do I?” Videos — Data Platform Development

On this page you will find videos designed for all developers who access and/or manipulate data, from the novice to the professional. New Videos are added regularly, so check back often.

ADO.NET Data Services Series

Entity Framework Series

This how-to video series is focused on the new ADO.NET Entity Framework. The Entity Framework is the evolution of ADO.NET that allows developers to program in terms of the standard ADO.NET abstraction or in terms of persistent objects (ORM) and is built upon the standard ADO.NET Provider model which allows access to third party databases. The Entity Framework introduces a new set of services around the Entity Data Model (EDM) (a medium for defining domain models for an application).

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Series

This how-to video series is focused on the new LINQ language features included in Visual Studio 2008. LINQ stands for Language Integrated Query, and it enables you to write queries over things like objects, databases, and XML in a standard way using new language syntax. Learn how to use this productive new language feature in your programs.

DataSet Series

This how-to video series is focused on the use of DataSet and associated features included in Visual Studio. Learn how to use this great tool in your programs.