Programming Entity Framework

Programming Entity Framework Book Description

Programming Entity Framework is a thorough introduction to Microsoft's core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. This highly-acclaimed book not only gives experienced developers a hands-on tour of the ADO.NET Entity Framework (EF) and explains its use in a variety of applications, it also provides a deep understanding of its architecture and APIs -- knowledge that will be extremely valuable as you shift to the Entity Framework version in .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. From the Entity Data Model (EDM) and Object Services to EntityClient and the Metadata Workspace, Programming Entity Framework covers it all.

Written by Julia Lerman, the leading independent authority on the framework, Programming Entity Framework includes scores of reusable examples -- written in both Visual Basic and C# -- that you can implement right away.

This book will help you : Understand the core concepts you need to make the best use of the Entity Framework (EF) in your applications


Learn to query your data, using either LINQ to Entities or Entity SQL


Create Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET applications


Build ASMX web services and WCF services


Use Object Services to work directly with your entity objects


Delve into model customization, relationship management, change tracking, data concurrency, and more
Presented in a clear narrative style that reflects the hundreds of hours the author has spent consulting, teaching, and writing about this new data access technology and testing its myriad features, Programming Entity Framework will help you master the technology and put it to work.

About the Author
Julia Lerman is the leading independent authority on the Entity Framework and has been using and teaching the technology since its inception two years ago. She is well known in the .NET community as a Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider and INETA Speaker. She is a prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at technical conferences around the world, including DevConnections and TechEd and she writes articles for many well-known technical publications.

Julia lives in Vermont where she runs the Vermont.NET User Group, was a founding board member of the Vermont Software Developers Alliance, and is a member of the Champlain College Software Engineering Advisory Board. You can read her blog at www.thedatafarm.com/blog.

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