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Entity Framework Resources

Entity Framework introductory topics can be found in the following locations. Many of these topics also contain links to related topics that contain more detailed information.

  • Introducing the Entity Framework
    Discusses the rationale behind the creation of the Entity Framework and how it facilitates creating and maintaining data-aware applications.

Creating Entity Framework Applications

The following topics provide information for developers creating Entity Framework applications.

  • Entity Framework Tasks
    Contains links to how-to topics for performing tasks such as executing object queries and working with stored procedures.
  • EDM Generator (EdmGen.exe)
    Describes how to use EdmGen.exe, the command-line utility used for generating and working with conceptual schema definition language (CSDL), store schema definition language (SSDL), and mapping specification language (MSL) files.
  • Samples (Entity Framework)
    The topics in this section describe implementations of the Entity Data Model and provide sample applications illustrating various scenarios.

Entity Framework Technologies

The following topics provide detailed conceptual information on Entity Framework technologies.

External Resources

The following external resources provide additional information and support for creating Entity Framework applications.

  • ADO.NET Team Blog
    Blog containing updates and discussion of ADO.NET features and functionality.
  • ADO.NET Forum
    Data programming support for Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, Entity Framework, and LINQ developers.
  • CodePlex
    Microsoft's open source project hosting Web site.
  • Next-Generation Data Access: Making the Conceptual Level Real by José Blakeley, David Campbell, Jim Gray, S. Muralidhar, and Anil Nori
    An introduction to eliminating the impedance mismatch in applications and data services by raising the level of abstraction from the logical (relational) level to the conceptual (entity) level.

See Also

Concepts

Introducing the Entity Framework
Entity Framework Terminology

Other Resources

Getting Started (Entity Framework)
Application Scenarios (Entity Framework)
Entity Data Model Tools