Entity Framework 6 Recipes [Paperback]

Entity Framework?6 Recipes provides an exhaustive collection of ready-to-use code solutions for Entity Framework, Microsoft's?model-centric, data-access platform for the .NET Framework and ASP.NET development. With this book, you will learn the core concepts of Entity Framework through a broad range of clear and concise solutions to everyday data access tasks. Armed with this experience, you will be ready to dive deep into Entity Framework, experiment with new approaches, and develop ways to solve even the most difficult data access challenges. If you are a developer who likes to learn by example, then this is the right book for you.

• Gives ready-to-use, real-world recipes to help you with everyday tasks
• Places strong focus on DbContext and the Code First approach
• Covers new features such as Asynch Query and Save, Codebased Configuration, Connection Resiliency, Dependency Resolution, and much more

1. Getting Started with Entity Framework
2. Entity Data Modeling Fundamentals
3. Querying an Entity Data Model
4. Using Entity Framework in ASP.NET
5. Loading Entities and Navigation Properties
6. Beyond the Basics with Modeling and Inheritance
7. Working with Object Services
8. Plain Old CLR Objects
9. Using the Entity Framework in N-Tier Applications
10. Stored Procedures
11. Functions
12. Customizing Entity Framework Objects
13. Improving Performance
14. Concurrency

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