Programming Entity Framework is a thorough introduction to Microsoft's core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. This highly-acclaimed book not only gives experienced developers a hands-on tour of the ADO.NET Entity Framework (EF) and explains its use in a variety of applications, it also provides a deep understanding of its architecture and APIs. Although this book is based on the first version of Entity Framework, it will continue to be extremely valuable as you shift to the Entity Framework version in .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. From the Entity Data Model (EDM) and Object Services to EntityClient and the Metadata Workspace, Programming Entity Framework covers it all. Author Julia Lerman, the leading independent authority on the framework, includes scores of reusable examples -- written in both Visual Basic and C# -- that you can implement right away. This book will help you :

• Understand the core concepts you need to make the best use of the Entity Framework (EF) in your applications

• Learn to query your data, using either LINQ to Entities or Entity SQL

• Create Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET applications

• Build ASMX web services and WCF services

• Use Object Services to work directly with your entity objects

• Delve into model customization, relationship management, change tracking, data concurrency, and more

Presented in a clear narrative style that reflects the hundreds of hours the author has spent consulting, teaching, and writing about this new data access technology and testing its myriad features, Programming Entity Framework will help you master the technology and put it to work.

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Not well executed, but better than nothing - 2009-11-15
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EF is a reasonably complex topic and I applaud anyone who makes a sincere attempt to write about it. However, months after reading this book, I have decided that it only marginally helped me in my training for EF. It is written in a disjointed fashion as if the author was still puzzling the material even as she was submitting it for publication. If her knowledge of the subject is comprehensive, then the problem is she doesn't have the ability to convey it in a comprehensible way. I got it because there was, and is, still relatively little material on the market about EF. It did help me a little when I decided to use it as an occasional reference; sometimes I found a concept that helped me in isolation. Until a lot more and better quality material information is published, if you must learn EF for a medium to large project, then I recommend getting everything you can get your hands on including this book, but rely more on MSDN, StackOverflow, random Google searches and, of course, experimentation to round out your education.

Where is Stephen Walther when you really need him?

FWIW: The good news is that once you understand EF, it really will change the way you write code, and your applications will absolutely fly.

Impressed - 2009-10-29
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I have hundreds of computer books on programming in the last 24 years. This is by without a doubt the best written, most informative on the subject matter of any book I ever purchased. Julia Lerman knows her subject matter and is able to pass her knowledge on without losing the reader along the way. O'Reilly needs to hear more from her! Great author and excellient work! I want to thank Julia Lerman for her time and attention to details she put into this effort! Thanks

Great book! - 2009-09-14
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This is a great book for both the beginner programmer willing to know about the EF and for the seasoned coder who wants the details of this new data access technology.
Sample code is available in both VB and C#, with good examples and techniques.

Pour it on.. - 2009-09-02
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This book is absoluetely amazing.
If you don't know what you are talking after doing the hands on, on this book, then the book has done it's job
The first ten chapters are intro to advance ling sql entity framework-the author waste no time explaining the approach in lamens- this i liked alot me being a learner
I espectially liked the N-tier implementation towards the end of the book
The book has included some wcf and wpf implementations too- no chance of getting bored with this book

Great book! - 2009-08-06
Reviewer Rating:
Very thorough, very straight forward. Covers all the angles of the framework. Very easy to read from front to back. Easy to follow and learn the entire Entity Framework!

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