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  • Entity Framework 4 “Code-First”: Custom Database Schema Mapping

    Entity Framework 4 “Code-First”: Custom Database Schema Mapping

    Jul 10
    23

    Last week I blogged about the new Entity Framework 4 “code first” development option. The EF “code-first” option enables a pretty sweet code-centric development workflow for working with data. It enables you to: Develop without ever having to open a designer or define an XML mapping file Define model objects by simply writing “plain old classes” with no base classes required Use a “convention over configuration” approach that enables database persistence without explicitly configuring a...

  • Entity Framework 4 “Code-First” - Custom Database Schema Mapping

    Entity Framework 4 “Code-First” - Custom Database Schema Mapping

    Jul 10
    23

    Last week I blogged about the new Entity Framework 4 “code first” development option. The EF “code-first” option enables a pretty sweet code-centric development workflow for working with data. It enables you to: Develop without ever having to open a designer or define an XML mapping file Define model objects by simply writing “plain old classes” with no base classes required Use a “convention over configuration” approach that enables database persistence without explicitly configuring a...

  • Code-First Development with Entity Framework 4

    Code-First Development with Entity Framework 4

    Jul 10
    16

    .NET 4 ships with a new and much improved version of Entity Framework (EF) – a data access and OR/M library that lives within the System.Data.Entity namespace. When Entity Framework was first introduced with .NET 3.5 SP1, developers provided a lot of feedback on things they thought were missing or incomplete with that first release. The SQL team did a good job of listening to this feedback, and really focused the EF that ships with .NET 4 on addressing it. Some of the big improvements in EF...

  • Simple Code First with Entity Framework 4 - Magic Unicorn Feature CTP 4

    Simple Code First with Entity Framework 4 - Magic Unicorn Feature CTP 4

    Jul 10
    15

    Microsoft's been releasing a number of right-sized LEGO pieces lately. In case you missed it, Betas have been announced for: SQL 4 Compact Edition - It has a small embedded file-based SQL Database, and a web-server called IIS Express that's compatible with the full version of IIS. Razor Page Syntax - A way to make pages/ViewEngine called Razor. Your sites can be later be expanded to use all of ASP.NET MVC. It's a simple syntax that is easy to learn. WebMatrix - It's a small (15 megs if ...

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