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Structural Annotations - One Pager
12 August 08 08:50 PM | efdesign | 3 Comments   

In V1 of the Entity Framework it is possible to annotate a schema using attributes declared in another XSD. However XML attributes are a very limited form of annotation. It would be better if we could annotate using full elements. This is what we are Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, EDM, Reporting, Evolving APIs, Metadata, Entity Framework 4

Discussion about API changes necessary for POCO:
01 August 08 05:24 PM | efdesign | 20 Comments   

Evolving an API to support new requirements, like POCO, while maintaining backward compatibility is challenging. The following design discussion from members of the Object Services team illustrates some of the issues and hard calls involved. Have a read, Read More...

Filed under: Entity Framework, POCO, Evolving APIs, Entity Framework 4