Guide to Entity Framework with

A comparative analysis of Entity Framework and other ORM tools 
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LINQ to SQL and .dbml files 
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Entity Framework architectural components 
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The Entity Data Model 
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How is the EDM represented? 
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The Object Model (O-Space) 
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LINQ to Entities 
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Entity Client 
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Entity SQL 
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Avoiding complex joins 
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The Object Services Layer 
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Features and benefits at a glance 
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System requirements 
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Support for persistence ignorance 
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Support for T4 code generation 
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Support for lazy loading 
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Support for POCO change tracking 
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Better n-tier support with self-tracking entities 
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Support for code-first, model-first, and database-first approaches 
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Support for built-in functions and UDF support 
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Support for model-defined functions 
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Enum support 
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Spatial data types support 
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Other enhancements 
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Performance improvements in Entity Framework 6 
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New features in Entity Framework 7 
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Summary 30
Chapter 2: Getting Started 
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Designing the UserAuthentication database 
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Creating the EDM 
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Creating the Entity Data Model using the ADO.NET Entity Data
Model Designer 
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Creating Entity Data Model using the EdmGen tool 
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The DataSource controls 
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The ObjectDataSource control 
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The SqlDataSource control 
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The SiteMapDataSource control 
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The XMLDataSource control 
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The LinqDataSource control 
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The EntityDataSource control 
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