We recently announced the release of ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 Release Candidate which included the first go-live release of Code First. The final Release to Web (RTW) is planned to be released approximately a month after the Release Candidate (RC...

In this post you’ll see how Code First and the DbContext class in Entity Framework 4.1 RC will work with WCF Data Services going forward. WCF Data Services in .NET 4.0 was released prior to the Entity Framework 4.1 RC and so does not natively know...

Entity Framework 4.1 RTW is now available and is the first fully-supported go-live release of the DbContext API. This post will provide an introduction to Model First and Database First development with the DbContext API, using the Entity Data Model Designer...

Entity Framework 4.1 RTW is now available and is the first fully-supported go-live release of the DbContext API and Code First development workflow. This post will provide an introduction to Code First development and how it can be used with the new DbContext...

  The release described in this post is no longer current. Entity Framework 4.1 RTW is now available . We are excited to announce that Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 Release Candidate (EF 4.1 RC) is now available. This is a fully supported...

In December we released ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature Community Technology Preview 5 (CTP5). In addition to the Code First approach this CTP also contains a preview of a new API that provides a more productive surface for working with the Entity Framework...

Today’s release of Visual Studio 2010 SP1 includes several performance and stability improvements for Entity Framework 4.0. MSDN subscribers can download the service pack immediately, and the release will have general availability on Thursday, March...

We recently announced the upcoming release of EF 4.1 which includes support for the Code First approach to EF development. This name fits nicely into the three approaches supported by the Entity Framework: Database First, Model First, and Code First....

Our latest EF Feature Community Technology Preview (CTP5) has been out for a few months now. Since releasing CTP5 our team has been working hard on tidying up the API surface, implementing changes based on your feedback and getting the quality up to production...