The .NET Entity Framework has come a long way since its early beginnings as an NHibernate alternative and the successor to LinqToSQL. Currently in version 6.0, the ORM is stable and mature but you ...

The dotNetMontreal community hosted a seminar by Julie Lerman on the Entity Framework Code First approach. Code First is essentially a new programming style for generating a database directly from ...

Validation with Model First Entity Framework You might think that using Model First (or database-first) development will inherently restrict what you can do with your business entities, because the ...

Code First is a new development approach in the Entity Framework 4.1 stack that can simplify the understanding and maintenance of your domain model.

There are some common gotcha's when you first get started with the .NET Entity Framework and how numeric values are handled ...