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Entity framework is being developed as an open source product. Feb 09, 2017 entity framework is an objectrelational mapper orm that enables. An entity framework book worth your time visual studio magazine. We need to configure the configureservices method with entity framework. The second edition of this acclaimed guide provides a handson tour of the framework.
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This book is about the entity framework version 1, which microsoft released in july 2008 as part of visual studio 2008 service pack 1. Using entity framework to manipulate data of sql server database. In order to configure this, we need applicationdbcontext, or dbcontext class. Although its api feels familiar to anyone who has used the original entity framework, it is neither source code compatible nor feature.
Getting started with entity framework 6 code first using mvc 5. Microsoft introduced entity framework in 2008 with. With the old data access technologies such as ado and ado. Modern data access with entity framework core teaches best practices, guidance, and shortcuts that will significantly reduce the amount of resources you internally dedicate to programming data access code. Microsoft corporation microsoft s highly anticipated linq query technology makes it easy to retrieve any information programmatically from any data source, no matter where it comes from or how its stored. This is the documentation for the latest version of entity framework 6, although much of it also applies to past releases. But i must say that while reading this book, there is an in depth and step by step explanation about the entity framework. The proven methods and tools taught in this book, such as how to get better performance, and the ability to select the platform of your choice, will save you valuable time and allow you to. With the latest major release of entity framework, ef6, the microsoft object relational mapping orm tool has reached new heights of ninjaness. Entity framework is a mapping mechanism between entity data model and data store. Entity framework 6 recipes provides an exhaustive collection of readytouse code solutions for entity framework, microsofts modelcentric, dataaccess platform for the. In this book you will learn about the basics of entity framework and the three data access approaches that microsofts entity framework provides. Your handson guide to entity framework fundamentals expand your expertiseand teach yourself the fundamentals of the microsoft ado. With the latest major release of entity framework, ef6, the microsoft objectrelational mapping orm tool has reached new heights of ninjaness.
Neither the authors, microsoft corporation, nor its resellers, or distributors. The proven methods and tools taught in this book, such as how to get better performance, and the ability to select the platform of your choice, will save you. This article is written to supplementupdate the book entity framework core in action. The second edition of this acclaimed guide provides a handson tour of the framework latest version. This book explores microsoft s entity framework and explains how it can used to build enterprise level applications. Net developers to work with relational data using domainspecific objects. Entity framework is a new data access technology of microsoft. John paul mueller explains the entity framework elements, describes the files used to store entity framework information, and shows you how to create a simple entity framework example, in this chapter from microsoft ado. Entity framework 6 recipes provides an exhaustive collection of readytouse code solutions for entity framework, microsoft s modelcentric, dataaccess platform for the. I was always a bit skeptic about buying such book, because technology changes quickly. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A new book on code first entity framework is a concise, readable. So far to date ive have had 3 different authors send me copies of their entity framework books. Somewhat than being an entireencompassing reference on the api, the book covers particular elements, from the basics of the.
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