Upcoming Changes to .NET Framework 4: Entity Framework
In the .NET Framework 4, there have been significant enhancements to the Entity Framework. This release has focused on enabling many of the scenarios that customers have requested for domain-centric applications and data-centric "forms-over-data" web applications. Specific features include the ability to define an Entity Data Model (EDM) first from which a database may be deployed, lazy loading, persistence ignorance, custom code generation, foreign key support, and Plain Old CLR Object (POCO) support.
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Evolving ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond (PDC 2009)In this PDC09 lightning round of new features by Shyam Pather and Chris Anderson, see how the Entity Framework enables new capabilities to leverage multiple development approaches, for example the use of code-first, model-first, and database-first. Esepcially note the "how to get started" list at about 51:25 into the presentation.Thursday, Jan 14 by Shyam Pather
Foreign Key Relationships in the Entity FrameworkThis article offers a walkthrough of foreign key relationships in the EF and how they’re useful in VS2010 Beta2. For more information, the documentation and a number of blogs offer useful background about the logic behind adding EF foreign key relationships.Tuesday, Nov 17
Model First with the Entity Framework 4In this post, we show how some new designer features in VS2010 Beta 2 integrate with this capability, then we pop the hood and show how easy it is to replace or extend parts of the generation system.Tuesday, Nov 17
VS2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Announced!Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 are now available for download by MSDN subscribers and will available to the rest of the world on Wednesday. Beta 2 as well the VS2010 Launch date of March 22, 2010 were announced this morning on Soma’s blog.
Included in Beta 2 are some great new features and updates for the Entity Framework 4 and ADO.NET Data Services 4. Sunday, Nov 1
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ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature CTP2This CTP is a an early preview of future features of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. Note: These features are not part of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4Tuesday, Nov 10
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 focuses on the core pillars of developer experience, support for the latest platforms, targeted experiences for specific application types, and core architecture improvements. Includes the ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 and ADO.NET Data Services 4.Tuesday, Nov 10 by Microsoft
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STE T4 templates and TFS 2010I've been using the STE templates and TFS 2010 and though I like both a lot, I have trouble using them together.The prob... moreSaturday, Feb 6
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