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Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook

By : Devlin Liles , Tim Rayburn
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Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook

By: Devlin Liles , Tim Rayburn

Overview of this book

<p>Entity Framework 4.1 allows us to dive into the world of data access without having to write SQL statements. With the power to shape data access by your object model comes questions and this book holds the answers.</p> <p>Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook holds many examples to help guide you through tough technical decisions and avoid technical landmines. The book will guide you from just using Entity Framework to enhancing the data access wizard.</p> <p>This book starts with examples that require some familiarity of object relational mappers, and then moves on to more advanced tasks. You will be guided through complex mapping scenarios, query definition, reusability, integration with other technologies, and architectural management. The approach is step-by-step and test driven so that it is focused as much as possible on solving problems and getting the most out of the time spent working through the book.</p> <p>Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook is a must have for any .NET developer who uses Entity Framework, and wants better, cleaner, and more maintainable code.</p>

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Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook
Devlin Liles | Tim Rayburn
Mar, 2012 | 352 pages
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook
Entity Framework 4.1: Expert's Cookbook
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Improving Entity Framework in the Real World
Improving Entity Framework in the Real World
Introduction
Improving Entity Framework by using code first
Creating mock database connections
Implementing the repository pattern
Implementing the unit of work pattern
Testing queries
Creating databases from code
Testing queries for performance
Performing load testing against a database
2
Understanding the Fluent Configuration API
Understanding the Fluent Configuration API
Introduction
Improving property maps
Creating one-to-one maps
Creating one-to-many maps
Creating many-to-many maps
Mapping one table to many objects
Mapping many tables to one object
Handling inheritance based on database values
Handling complex key maps
3
Handling Validation in Entity Framework
Handling Validation in Entity Framework
Introduction
Validating simple properties
Validating complex properties
Validating collection properties
Creating custom property validation
Improving MVC UI with entity framework validation
4
Working with Transactions and Stored Procedures
Working with Transactions and Stored Procedures
Introduction
Using transaction scopes
Handling multiple context transactions
Executing stored procedures
Retrieving entities with stored procedures
Updating entities with stored procedures
5
Improving Entity Framework with Query Libraries
Improving Entity Framework with Query Libraries
Introduction
Creating reusable queries
Improving entity and library reuse
Implementing composed queries
Increasing performance with code access
Improving query testing
6
Improving Complex Query Scenarios
Improving Complex Query Scenarios
Introduction
Grouping at runtime without Lambda
Handling explicit loading
Improving complex where clauses
Implementing the specification pattern
7
Using Concurrent and Parallel Processing
Using Concurrent and Parallel Processing
Introduction
Implementing optimistic concurrency
Managing parallel contexts
Handling data retrieval in highly-threaded environments
Attaching objects with unit of work
Improving multiple context performance
8
Improving Entity Framework with Complex Business Scenarios
Improving Entity Framework with Complex Business Scenarios
Introduction
Handling soft delete
Implementing refreshing data on save
Capturing the audit data
Improving MVC 3 applications
Index
Index

About the Reviewers

Chandana N. Athauda (Windows Azure MVP) is currently employed at BAG (Brunei Accenture Group) Networks, Brunei and has been working professionally in the IT industry for more than 11 years. His roles in the IT industry have spanned the entire spectrum from programmer to technical consultant and management. Technology has always been a passion for him and in his spare time, Chandana enjoys watching association football.

If you would like to talk to Chandana about the book or the Microsoft development platform, feel free to write to him at or by giving him a tweet @inzeek.

Alexandre Brisebois has been exploring .Net since 2002. A strong believer in clean code and best practices, his passion for new technologies has driven him to work for companies like Pratt & Whitney Canada, Air France, and CGI. After two years in Paris as a .Net consultant, he is now part of RunAtServer working with the latest Microsoft technologies.

RunAtServer (www.runatserver.com) is a team of highly qualified, certified experts specialized in web, touch, and mobile applications using Microsoft technologies.

Jiří Činčura is a long time .NET developer and database enthusiast. He is focused mainly on language features and language designs, multithreading/parallel applications, and databases (programming as well as creating/designing). He also works as a consultant around these topics and he's a speaker at various conferences. He is a developer for ADO.NET, and a data provider for Firebird and his own product ID3 renamer. You can contact him via his company x2develop.com (http://www.x2develop.com) or via his blog http://blog.cincura.net.

Barry Forrest had his first exposure to computers in a lab on campus at Dartmouth College, while visiting relatives, in the early '80s. That was followed by an introduction to BASIC on a TRS-80. He began programming professionally with Perot Systems in 2000 and has worked with Microsoft technologies ever since. In 2010, Barry had an agile awakening and started consulting for Improving Enterprises.

Hajan Selmani is Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET/IIS, MCP, Microsoft community contributor, MKDOT.NET web user group leader, DZone MVB (Most Valuable Blogger), and Microsoft technologies expert and enthusiast. He is a regular speaker in Microsoft technology events such as MS TechDays, MS Vizija, Code Camps, local group events, and many other similar events. Hajan works as a Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead at Seavus Group. He holds an MSc degree in Computer Sciences, Intelligent Systems from SEE University. He has also reviewed the Packt title ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook.

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