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DevForce EF Fundamentals
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Part 1 - Object Mapping
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Duration : 14 minutes
Topics:
- Creating a Simple Entity Data Model with the Visual Studio Entity Data Model Designer
- Creating a Domain Model with the DevForce EF Object Mapper
- Adding the Entity Data Model to the DevForce EF Domain Model
- Adjusting Names of Types in the DevForce EF Object Mapper
- Code Generated by the Entity Data Model Designer and DevForce EF Object Mapper
Part 2 - Retrieving Data With LINQ, the Entity
Data Model, and the DevForce Domain Model
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Duration : 43 minutes in seven sections
This series of short videos illustrate data retrieval via LINQ queries against,
first an ADO.NET Entity Data Model, and next, a DevForce EF-generated domain model.
Component Videos:
- The Entity Data Model 2:26
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- Using LINQ-to-Entities Against the Entity Data Model 6:49
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- Using LINQ-to-DevForce Against the DevForce-Generated Domain Model
9:38
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- Working With Extension Methods 5:35
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- Working with the Local Cache 7:00
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- Subqueries and Query Inversion 5:05
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- Aggregates, Unions, and Intersections 5:59
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Part 3 - Winforms UI
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Duration : 29 minutes
This video introduces an application used as the basis for several DevForce Learning
Units. The app uses a single WinForm that loads TabPages as the user selects entities
to work with. The TabPages, in turn, load UserControls and populate them with data
as the user navigates. The app embodies a simple yet realistic application architecture.
Topics:
- Overview of the application
- Main form and startup logic
- TabPages and the TabPageBase class
- UserControls and the IEntityUserControl interface
- Suggested exercises
Part 4 - Modifying Your Database and Updating Your
Entity Data Model
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Duration : 30 minutes in eight sections
This series of short videos address the task of modifying your database in a variety
of ways and updating your Entity Data Model to correspond.
Component Videos:
- Building the Basic Model (quick ‘n dirty) 5:48
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- Adding a Column 2:08
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- Adding a Table, a Column, and a Relationship 3:39
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- Removing a Relationship and a Column 4:51
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- Removing a Table 3:20
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- Modifying a Property of a Column 3:56
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- Renaming a Column 2:10
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- Renaming a Key Column 3:44
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Stay tuned for more tutorial videos coming soon.
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