Object Relational Mapping and (ORM), Entity Framework (EF), and M Programming Language

Published April 19th, 2010 Under Architecture, Database | Leave a Comment

Ted Neward and Danny Simmons of the ADO.NET team discuss the Entity Framework, ORMs and OSLO

Practical Entity Framework for C#: Explore Entity Framework

Published January 18th, 2010 Under Coding, Database | Leave a Comment

ADO.NET Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for Microsoft .NET. In this video, Todd Miranda explores how to use the Entity Framework to access and manipulate data from a database.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcsharp/dd565857.aspx

ORM, EDM, ESQL, Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Entities – Confused?

Published December 23rd, 2009 Under Coding, Database | Leave a Comment

Eric Nelson explains what are ORM, EDM, and ESQL, what is the difference between LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Entities, which one is going to be further developed by Microsoft in the future, accompanied by hands on demos showing how to use them.

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/ORM-LINQ-Entity-Framework-Eric-Nelson

Out and About: Entity Framework with Eric Nelson

Published July 23rd, 2009 Under Architecture | Leave a Comment

Interview with Eric Nelson who was speaking at DevWeek 2009 in London in March. He touches on which Microsoft ORM is strategic, runtime vs design time of V1, Entity Framework is the Marmite of ORMs, alternative design surfaces, what to expect from V2 and more.