Overview:

You can learn the Entity Framework in hours, not months with Understanding Entity Framework 4. This comprehensive training program teaches participants everything they need to know to fully exploit the entire framework in their applications in a few short days.

Want to have a look for yourself?  You can watch one of the modules for free here.

What are the benefits for the participants?

By completing this training, participants will:

• Be able to successfully and securely implement Entity Framework 4 in their applications
• Understand Entity Framework 4 and its underlying technologies
• Understand the vast Object Services API
• Understand how to implement Entity Framework 4 in disconnected scenarios
• Understand how to address DBAs security concerns with Entity Framework 4

Entity Framework 4 is an extremely flexible and powerful framework. As a result, it can be a challenge to learn. Understanding Entity Framework 4 breaks down this vast framework into easily mastered segments, starting with 3 broad groupings of services (or functionality): 1) Mapping and Modeling, 2) Querying and 3) Saving Data and Working With Objects. This training follows this path. Below is a listing of some of the items covered in each category. You can also see the outline for this training here.

Mapping and Modeling

• Modeling and mapping - basic and advanced
• Advanced modeling concepts - Inheritance, Entity Splitting, etc.
• Relationships
  • Foreign Key and Independent
  • Loading related objects - Lazy, eager and explicit
  • Synchronization issues you will face

Querying

• LINQ and LINQ to Entities
  • LINQ to Enties overview
  • LINQ technical deep dive
  • LINQ syntax
• Entity SQL - what it is and when you would use it

Saving Data and Working With Objects

• Working with Objects - POCOs, STEs and EntityObjects
• Saving data
• Understanding the Object Services API
• Working in disconnected scenarios