A less invasive Entity Framework as an add-on to the .NET Framework 4.0.
Looks like the ASP.NET Dynamic Data Wizard will continue to be only found on MSDN Code Gallery as there is a new refresh available for Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Here is what it looks like in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta.
A step-by-step look at the new ASP.NET Dynamic Data Entities Websites Project Template and its use of the new EntityDataSource in Visual Studio 2008 SP1. We''l also re-look at what it takes to wire the ADO.NET Entity Data Model to Dynamic Data and implement Scaffolding. Very cool!
The EntityDataSource is a much welcomed companion to the set of ASP.NET DataSource Controls for use with the ADO.NET Entity Data Model. Here is a quick walkthrough of using it with the ASP.NET GridView and Northwind-based ADO.NET Entity Data Model.
Download the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta.
The ADO.NET Team blog mentions that the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services will be shipping with Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1.
Free training kit from Microsoft that you can download to learn more about the ASP.NET MVC Framework, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, and more.
ADO.NET Data Services is really cool, so I decided to watch another MIX08 Video with Mike Flasko: RESTful real world applications using the ADO.NET Data Services Framework. This is the 5th MIX08 Video Presentation I have watched over the past couple of days. Mike gave a quick overview of ADO.NET Data Services, but then dove into some of the real world challenges and how to solve them: Leverage existing knowledge when Using ADO.NET Data Services...