Visual Studio Magazine

Not Just a Designer: Code First in Entity Framework

Code First is a new development approach in the Entity Framework stack that can simplify the understanding and maintenance of your domain model. In the middle of 2008, Microsoft published the first ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Entity Framework Code-First Migrations

Code First Migrations allow for database changes to be implemented all through code. Through the use of Package Manager Console (PMC), commands can be used to scaffold database changes. In this ...
InfoQ

Interview with Julie Lerman on Programming Entity Framework: Code First

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...
InfoQ

The ADO.NET Entity Framework Sparks a Debate

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Computerworld

3 reasons to use code first design with Entity Framework

The .NET Entity Framework has come a long way since its early beginnings as an NHibernate alternative and the successor to LinqToSQL. Currently in version 6.0, the ORM is stable and mature but you ...
InfoWorld

Demystifying the Code First approach in EF Core

When we build database-backed enterprise applications, we generally want to isolate our entity models, the DbContext, and the logic for database initialization and migration to maintain a clean ...
InfoWorld

Working with the Entity Client Data Provider in Entity framework

Take advantage of the Entity Client Provider -- a client side query engine, to execute queries against a conceptual model of data Microsoft’s Entity framework is an open source ORM framework for ...