I enjoying reading the fine details of a technology. However, there are plenty of moments when I just want to cut to the case and figure something out. As a visual person, what a better way than video training and learning. Rather than just providing links I thought it would be easier for all of us to have a single snapshot.
Important Links for Entity Framework
Video Tutorials for Entity Framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/cc300162
- How Do I Get Started with the EDM Wizard?
- Getting Started with EF 4.1
- Building an MVC 3 App with Code First and Entity Framework 4.1
- Building an MVC 3 App with Database First and Entity Framework 4.1
- Building an MVC 3 App with Model First and Entity Framework 4.1
- Code First DataAnnotations
- Entity Framework 4.1 Validation
- Code First: Relationship Fluent API
- Code First: Mapping Fluent API
- Database Initializers
- Stored Procedures in the Entity Framework
- Creating an Entity Data Model from a Database
- Creating an Entity Data Model the Model-First Way
- Exploring the Classes Generated from an Entity Data Model
- Consuming an Entity Data Model from a Separate .NET Project
- Getting Started with LINQ to Entities
- Inserting, Updating and Deleting Entities in Entity Framework
- Using Your Own Stored Procedures to Insert, Update and Delete Entities in Entity Framework
- Creating Master-Details Windows Forms with the Entity Framework
- Getting Started with T4 to Customize Entity Data Model Code Generation
- Using the POCO T4 Code Generation Template for Entity Data Models
- Data-Binding with WPF and the Entity Framework
- Interview: Utilizing Entity Framework Model-First With SQL Azure
- Demonstration: Utilizing Entity Framework Model-First With SQL Azure
- How Do I: Get Started with Entity Framework in WPF Applications?
- How Do I: Build a WPF Data Entry Form Using Entity Framework?
- How Do I: Create a WPF Lookup Combobox using Entity Framework?
- How Do I: Hook Up and Display Validation in WPF using Entity Framework?
- How Do I: Build a WPF Master-Detail Data Entry Form Using Entity Framework?
- EDM #1 – Conceptual, Storage, and Mapping Layers and Their Relationships
- EDM #2 – Inheritance Mapping Scenarios
- EDM #3 – Splitting Scenarios
- EDM – Modeling Complex Types
- EDM – Custom Mapping With SSDL
- Practical Entity Framework for C#: Explore Entity Framework
- Practical Entity Framework for C#: Compiled Queries in Entity Framework
- Practical Entity Framework for C#: Entity Framework for ASP.NET
- Practical Entity Framework for C#: Stored Procedures in Entity Framework
- Practical Entity Framework for C#: Paging
- How Do I: Use Stored Procedures in the Entity Framework?
- How Do I Serialize a Graph with the Entity Framework?
- How Do I: Model Table per Type Inheritance with the Entity Framework Tools?
- How Do I: Model Table per Hierarchy Inheritance with the Entity Framework Tools?
- Evolving ADO.NET Entity Framework in .NET 4 and Beyond
- What’s New in the Entity Data Model Designer in Visual Studio 2010
- Deep Dive into Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework
Walk-Through Tutorials for Entity Framework
http://www.asp.net/web-forms/tutorials/getting-started-with-ef (Getting Start with EF using Web Forms)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 1 (Intro to Contoso University Application)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 2 (Working with EntityDataSource and GridView, DetailsView and DropDownList controls)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 3 (Filter, Order and Sort data from data source controls)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 4 (Display and Update related data)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 5 (Adding and Deleting entity relationships)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 6 (Inheritance in the data model)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 7 (Using Stored Procedures)
- The Entity Framework and ASP.NET – Getting Started Part 8 (Dynamic Data funcationality)
- Using the Entity Framework and the ObjectDataSource Control, Part 1: Getting Started
- Using the Entity Framework and the ObjectDataSource Control, Part 2: Adding a Business Logic Layer and Unit Tests
- Using the Entity Framework and the ObjectDataSource Control, Part 3: Sorting and Filtering
- Handling Concurrency with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET Web Application
- Maximizing Performance with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET Web Application
- What’s New in the Entity Framework 4
http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc (Getting Started with EF using MVC)
- Creating an Entity Framework Data Model for an ASP.NET MVC Application (1 of 10)
- Implementing Basic CRUD Functionality with the Entity Framework in ASP.NET MVC Application (2 of 10)
- Sorting, Filtering, and Paging with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET MVC Application (3 of 10)
- Creating a More Complex Data Model for an ASP.NET MVC Application (4 of 10)
- Reading Related Data with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET MVC Application (5 of 10)
- Updating Related Data with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET MVC Application (6 of 10)
- Handling Concurrency with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET MVC Application (7 of 10)
- Implementing Inheritance with the Entity Framework in an ASP.NET MVC Application (8 of 10)
- Implementing the Repository and Unit of Work Patterns in an ASP.NET MVC Application (9 of 10)
- Advanced Entity Framework Scenarios for an MVC Web Application (10 of 10)
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