Programming Entity Framework (Paperback)

Everything You Could Ever Want To Know About The Entity Framework The Entity Framework has established it's self as the ORM(Object Relational Manager) of choice for .NET framework. Any .NET developer who is using the Entity Framework for there development should pick up this book as it gives unprecedented insight into the proper usage of the Entity Framework and does a good job of explaining what's going on under the hood. Julia Lerman provides insight as to the thought processes that went into developing the Entity Framework, why it was developed, and how it differs from the abandoned (and yet quite similar) LINQ2SQL. She shows good examples of leveraging the Entity Framework using LINQ, and LAMDBAs, as well as how to write more complex queries using the Entity SQL Query language. This book covers all aspects of the Entity Framework and is a great desk reference.