Abstract:

An introduction to Entity Framework 4.0 that will be shipped as part of .Net 4.0 and VS.Net 2010. Exploring new and enhanced features of Entity Framework 4.0. Walking through building entity data model using VS.Net 2010 and Entity Framework 4.0. Examining new design features in Entity Framework introducing Persistence Ignorance.

Abstract:

REST is an architectural style that allows for a layered, scalable, and cacheable enterprise information system. With ADO.NET Data Services, a database can be surfaced to a service as a REST-style resource collection that is addressable with natural URIs and can be interacted with using the usual HTTP verbs: GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. This session will describe RESTful Data, the benefits it conveys, and its uses. Then we will set up a data service using an existing database that developers would then access rather than accessing the database directly.

Abstract:

We might argue whether NHibernate is a suitable ORM, nd which is the best, but walking through NHibernate, there are lessons that people usually learn, like knwoing about dynamically-generated compiled proxies for objects and how to use/develop fluent interfaces, automatic database schema update, etc.. this session goes through the lessons not the exact usage of NHibernate. The concepts help understand Entity Framework 4.0 Code-First templates also and many other upcoming directions