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Evolving the ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond

FT10 . Evolving the ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond. Chris Anderson Developer Microsoft Corporation. Shyam Pather Development Manager Microsoft Corporation. Visual Studio. “Quadrant”. Entity Framework. Data Services. ADO.NET . “M”/EDM. SQL Azure. SQL Server. ….

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Evolving the ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond

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  1. FT10 Evolving the ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond Chris Anderson Developer Microsoft Corporation ShyamPather Development Manager Microsoft Corporation

  2. Visual Studio “Quadrant” Entity Framework Data Services ADO.NET “M”/EDM SQL Azure SQL Server … SQL Server Modeling Services

  3. How many new features can we demo in one session?

  4. New in ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.0 • Model-first development • Automatic pluralization • Foreign keys in models • POCO class support • Lazy loading • T4 Code Generation • Template customization • IObjectSet • Virtual SaveChanges • ObjectStateManagercontrol • Self-tracking entities • SQL generation improvements • More LINQ operator support • LINQ extensibility • ExecuteStoreQuery • ExecuteStoreCommand • SPROC import improvements • Model defined functions • WPF designer integration • Code-Only development (Feature CTP)

  5. Pit of Success • start with the database • “database is the truth” • why? it already exists, or you want low level control over the database • what? import model into edmx and tweak • start with an edmx model • “edmx is the truth” • why? you want separation from code and database in a declarative format • what?create a model and tweak • start with .net classes • “code is the truth” • why? primarily focused on code shape, database is an implementation detail • what? define classes in code, adjust shape using contextbuilder

  6. Call to Action • Visit the Data Developer Center • http://msdn.microsoft.com/data • Install .NET 4 Beta 2 • Install the EF Feature CTP 2 • Both available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/data • Gives us feedback • http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet • http://blogs.msdn.com/efdesign

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