June 2009 - Posts

Feature CTP Walkthrough: Code Only for Entity Framework
22 June 09 02:58 PM | dpblogs | 6 Comments   

Overview This post covers a new Entity Framework extension called Code Only. Code Only allows you to use the Entity Framework using POCO entities and without an EDMX file, i.e. with ‘Code Only’. This walkthrough shows you how to use the first release Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, Entity Framework Feature CTP1 for .NET 4.0

Attachment(s): CodeOnlyWalkthru.zip

Feature CTP Walkthrough: POCO Templates for Entity Framework
22 June 09 02:38 PM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

Overview This post covers a new Entity Framework extension called POCO Templates. POCO Templates is a T4 template and associated include files, that allow you to generate POCO classes or Plain Old CLR Objects for use with the Entity Framework. T4 templates Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, Entity Framework Feature CTP1 for .NET 4.0

Attachment(s): POCOWalkthru.zip

Feature CTP Walkthrough: Self Tracking Entities for Entity Framework
22 June 09 01:16 PM | dpblogs | 8 Comments   

Overview The goal of the following walkthrough is to demonstrate a basic scenario for the use of Self Tracking Entities with Entity Framework. Self Tracking Entities is a feature included in the Microsoft Entity Framework Community Technology Preview Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, Entity Framework Feature CTP1 for .NET 4.0

Attachment(s): SelfTrackingEntitiesWalkthrough.zip

Announcing: Entity Framework Feature CTP 1
22 June 09 12:07 PM | dpblogs | 12 Comments   

Today we are announcing the availability of the Microsoft Entity Framework Feature CTP 1 for the .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1. You can download the Feature CTP 1 from here . This Feature CTP enables a number of scenarios that we've mentioned on the blog Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework Feature CTP1 for .NET 4.0

Using Repository and Unit of Work patterns with Entity Framework 4.0
16 June 09 04:08 PM | dpblogs | 16 Comments   

If you have been watching this blog, you know that I have been discussing the various aspects of POCO capabilities we added to Entity Framework 4.0. POCO support makes it possible to do persistence ignorance with Entity Framework in a way that was never Read More...

Attachment(s): NorthwindPocoWithPatterns.zip

System.Data.OracleClient Update
15 June 09 11:59 AM | dpblogs | 97 Comments   

As a part of formulating our long term strategy for ADO.NET, we have had several discussions with number of our customers, internal and external partners, and MVPs to better align our development efforts to ensure we are delivering the right technologies Read More...

POCO in the Entity Framework : Part 3 – Change Tracking with POCO
10 June 09 08:43 AM | dpblogs | 20 Comments   

In my last post on POCO , I mentioned the fact that there are two types of change tracking possibilities with POCO: Snapshot based Change Tracking and Notification based Change Tracking with Proxies. In this post, I would like to drill into both options Read More...

ADO.NET Entity Framework Provider for Firebird RTM Now Available
01 June 09 09:29 AM | dpblogs | 3 Comments   

Firebird recently announced the RTM of FirebirdClient 2.5. This new release now provides full support for the Entity Framework. To learn more about FirebirdClient 2.5 check out Jiri’s blog at http://blog.vyvojar.cz/jirka/archive/2009/05/22/ann-firebirdclient-2-5-final-released.aspx Read More...

Filed under: Providers, Firebird