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 ...

This article will explain what the Code First development approach is all about and how to use it in order to implement your data-access layer. The article is based on the Entity Framework Feature ...

Automatic Migrations is one of the new features in Entity Framework 4.3, released on Feb. 9, 2012, with an update (EF 4.3.1) released on March 22, 2012. Since this article deals with Code First ...