Mastering Entity Framework

by Rahul Rajat Singh

Effortlessly produce data-driven applications for .NET to address the competing demands of data storage and data modeling with Entity FrameworkAbout This BookUnderstand everything that requires to effectively start developing and managing data driven applications using Entity Framework.Implement an example-based approach to understand various concepts associated with Entity FrameworkSave time, learn faster, and gather knowledge that will provide advanced content on developing and managing data-driven applications using the Entity FrameworkData access is an integral part of any software application. Entity Framework provides a comprehensive, model-based system that makes the data access effortless for developers by freeing you from writing similar data access code for all the domain modelsWho This Book Is ForThis book is for .NET developers who are developing data-driven applications using ADO.NET or other data access technologies. This book is going to give you everything you need to effectively develop and manage data-driven applications using Entity Framework.

What You Will LearnFind out the benefits of using Entity Framework over plain ADO.NETDiscover various approaches of using Entity Framework such as Database First, Model First, and Code First, and also learn how to choose the best approach for a given scenarioExplore how to manage Entity relationships, implement Entity inheritance, and perform model validationsUnderstand how to use stored procedures and functions using Entity FrameworkFamiliarize yourself with domain modeling using Entity FrameworkBecome proficient in managing database creation and seeding dummy data in a databaseUnderstand LINQ to Entities and Entity SQL to query data using Entity FrameworkManage concurrency and transactions using Entity FrameworkIn DetailData access is an integral part of any software application. Entity Framework provides a model-based system that makes data access effortless for developers by freeing you from writing similar data access code for all of your domain models.

Mastering Entity Framework provides you with a range of options when developing a data-oriented application. You’ll get started by managing the database relationships as Entity relationships and perform domain modeling using Entity Framework. You will then explore how you can reuse data access layer code such as stored procedures and table-valued functions, and perform various typical activities such as validations and error handling. You’ll learn how to retrieve data by querying the Entity Data Model and understand how to use LINQ to Entities and Entity SQL to query the Entity Data Model.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2015

Reviews

[Monkalways · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mastering Entity Framework is a pretty basic book about Entity Frameworks, with lots of examples and screenshots, and a fair amount of typos throughout the book.