Abstract: The introduction of MVC to the ASP.NET stack opened up a new paradigm for building web sites and web applications and, this new way of thinking leads to new ways to interact with your data. Microsoft has been promoting the Entity Framework, which many people feel is too abstract, esoteric, too much overkill, or just too darn difficult to learn. In this presentation, James will dispel all the myths and tabloid rumors you may have heard about EF and take you on a gentle dive into the following:
- A brief history of EF
- How EF becomes the mediator between developers and DBAs
- How to build an EF Model
- Wiring up the Model to your MVC app
- The supporting role of repositories
- Using LINQ to EF to get to your data
- How to win friends and influence people by embracing EF
About the Presenter:
James is the Western Region Technical Evangelist for ComponentOne, a two time and current Microsoft MVP in Client App Development, and has been developing software since the early days of Laser Discs and HyperCard stacks. As the Founder and President of the Inland Empire .NET User’s Group, he has fondly watched it grow from a twice-a-month, early Saturday morning group of five in 2003, to a robust and rambunctious gather of all types and sizes of .NET developers.
James loves to dig deep into the latest cutting edge technologies – sometimes with spectacular disasters – and spread the word about the latest and greatest bits, getting people excited about developing web sites and applications on the .NET platform, and using the best tools for the job. He tries to blog as often as he can, but usually gets distracted by EF, LINQ, MVC, ASP, SQL, XML, and most other types of acronyms. To keep calm James plays a mean Djembe and tries to practice his violin. You can follow him on twitter at @latringo.
This is a Green Dot sponsored event. There is no entry fee and the event is free for attendees.
