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 about the DbContext class. There are numerous posts...

Next week there’s two exciting conferences happening – SQL PASS and TechEd Europe , and the EF and OData teams will be at both! Check out the session lineup below, and if you’re there please swing by the booth and say hello. SQL PASS Introduction to the Entity Framework ...

Both the Entity Framework and OData teams will be at PDC this week, with several great talks planned – and the best part is they’re being streamed live over the web! Code First Development with Entity Framework Thursday October 28 th , 2:00 – 3:00pm (PST) http://player.microsoftpdc...

When considering how your application will connect to a data source, there’s a variety of technologies, patterns, and architectures to consider. Recently we published a “ Summary of Data Access Guidance ” on the MSDN Data Developer Center. If you want to drill deeper into the material...

Now that Entity Framework 4.0 has shipped , the team’s working hard to add more great features for the next release. As part of this process, it’s critical that we hear your feedback, as it helps us ensure that what we build actually meets your requirements in real-world scenarios. Today...

If you missed out on all the festivities at TechEd North America in New Orleans last week, be sure to check out www.msteched.com and catch the talks online. All week long there was a ton of excitement about the new features in Entity Framework 4.0 and WCF Data Services/OData and lots of great questions...

It's settled! The Entity Framework (and the Entity Designer) along with ADO.NET Data Services will RTM as part of the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 releases! Unfortunately, we don't have official release dates at this point, but stay tuned. You'll also want to keep an eye out for the upcoming...

The December CTP of ADO.NET Data Services (also known as Project Astoria) has been Released! You can download the CTP here as part of the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions preview release . For more information on ADO.NET Data Services check out http://blogs.msdn.com/astoriateam/default.aspx . Elisa Flasko...

A couple of weeks ago, the Astoria and Jasper teams sat down (separately) with Charles Torre of Channel 9 to discuss each of these new products. To view an indepth Astoria whiteboard session with Pablo Castro check out http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=305985 ; for upclose demos and discussion...

Today at Mix 07, the ADO.NET team will speak for first time about an incubation project that they have been working on, Project Codename "Astoria". With the announcement of Microsoft Silverlight and technologies like AJAX, a new wave of web applications are now being built that enable developers to...