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Tutorials & Articles
ADO.NET Entity Framework At-a-Glance (Level 100)
General introduction of the main features of the Entity Framework including a preview of upcoming features in .NET 4.
Introducing the Entity Framework (Level 200)
A short technical overview of the Entity Framework
Next-Generation Data Access: Making the Conceptual Level Real (Level 200)
Eliminate the impedance mismatch for both applications and data services like reporting, analysis, and replication offered as part of the SQL Server product by raising the level of abstraction from the logical (relational) level to the conceptual (entity) level
Achieve Flexible Data Modeling with the Entity Framework (Level 300)
A MSDN Magazine article introducing the philosophy behind the Entity Framework, the Entity Data Model, and Object-Relational Mapping
Product Documentation
ADO.NET Entity Framework Documentation
The root page of Entity Framework documentation on MSDN Library
Feature Reference (Entity Framework)
The detailed documentation of the primary features of the Entity Framework
Entity Framework Terminology
Terms frequently referenced in Entity Framework documentation
Books
Programming Entity Framework
By Julie Lerman
Programming the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework
By David Sceppa
ADO.NET Entity Framework Unleashed
By Craig Lee
Entity Framework Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
By Larry Tenny, Zeeshan Hirani
Blogs
Blogs from the EF team:
ADO.NET: http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/
EF Design: http://blogs.msdn.com/efdesign/
Alex: http://blogs.msdn.com/alexj/
Colin: http://blogs.msdn.com/meek/
Danny: http://blogs.msdn.com/dsimmons/
Diego: http://blogs.msdn.com/diego/
Blogs from MVPs and other EF experts:
Beth Massi: http://blogs.msdn.com/bethmassi/
Gil Fink: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/
Julie Lerman: http://thedatafarm.com/blog/
Muhammad Mosa: http://mosesofegypt.net/
Zeeshan Hirani: http://weblogs.asp.net/zeeshanhirani/
Videos
Getting Started Videos
How Do I: Get Started with the EDM Wizard? (Level 100-200 04:01)
How Do I: Get Started with the Entity Framework? (Level 100-200 09:21)
How Do I: Learn to use LINQ to Entities? (Level 200-300 10:24)
How Do I: Use the Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities for Query and Update? (Level 300 11:44)
How Do I: Use the Entity Data Source in ASP.NET applications? (Level 300 11:31)
Using Entity Framework in WPF Applications
How Do I: Get Started with Entity Framework in WPF Applications? (Level 300 17:33)
How Do I: Build a WPF Data Entry Form using Entity Framework? (Level 300 24:42)
How Do I: Create a WPF Lookup ComboBox using Entity Framework? (Level 300 24:27)
How Do I: Hook Up and Display Validation in WPF using Entity Framework? (Level 300 29:41)
How Do I: Build a WPF Master-Detail Data Entry Form using Entity Framework? (Level 300 36:20)
Practical Entity Framework for C#
1 | Explore Entity Framework (11:52)
2 | Complied Queries in Entity Framework (06:16)
3 | Entity Framework for ASP.NET (12:08)
4 | Stored Procedures in Entity Framework (07:52)
5 | Paging (11:52)
Specific Topics
How Do I: Use Stored Procedures in the Entity Framework? (Level 300 10:00)
How Do I: Serialize a Graph with the Entity Framework? (Level 300 04:37)
How Do I: Model Table-per-Type Inheritance with the Entity Framework Tools? (Level 300-400 05:10)
How Do I: Model Table-per-Hierarchy Inheritance with the Entity Framework Tools? (Level 300-400 07:43)
Samples
Entity Framework Documentation Samples for Visual Studio 2008 on MSDN Code Gallery
Samples (Entity Framework) on MSDN Library
All-In-One Code Framework data access samples on CodePlex
Tools
Entity Data Model Tools
ADO.NET Entity Data Model Designer Extension Starter Kit
Entity Designer Database Generation Power Pack
LINQPad
Additional Resources
Entity Framework FAQ
ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities forum
Entity Framework Learning Guide (by Zeeshan Hirani)
ADO.NET Entity Framework/Entity Data Model Questions and Answers
Hands-on-Lab: Using the Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit
.NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit