ADO.NET Data Services

Download Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta: ASP.NET Dynamic Data - ADO.NET Entity Framework - ADO.NET Data Services

Dave Hayden — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:10:00 GMT

Download the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta.

Entity Framework & ADO.NET Data Services Shipping with VS 2008 SP1

Dave Hayden — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:27:00 GMT

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 on ASP.NET MVC - ASP.NET Dynamic Data - Entity Framework - ADO.NET Data Services

Dave Hayden — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:13:00 GMT

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.

Sarasota .NET Developer Group - Presenting ASP.NET MVC Framework and Data Access Tips and Techniques

Dave Hayden — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:47:00 GMT

Sarasota .NET Developer Group - Presenting ASP.NET MVC Framework and Data Access Tips and Techniques

by David Hayden, Florida .NET Developer, Filed: Florida .NET Developer Events

Soon after the Orlando Code Camp, I will be giving 2 presentations to the Sarasota .NET Developer Group at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 10, 2008:

Introduction to the ASP.NET MVC Framework

Create websites using the new ASP.NET MVC Framework from Microsoft. In this presentation we will discuss how the ASP.NET MVC Framework is different from ASP.NET Webforms as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each. We will create routes, views, controllers, and controller factories as well as discuss different ways to communicate between views and controllers. We will also leverage various IoC Tools, like Castle Windsor and Unity, to inject dependencies into controllers as well as use AJAX with the ASP.NET MVC Framework.

Data Access Tips & Techniques

Learn and explore the variety of ways you can access data using ADO.NET, the Data Access Application Block, LINQ To SQL, ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, and the ASP.NET 3.5 Dynamic Data Framework. In this session we will walk-thru and build several examples for each technique as well as discuss tips, strengths, and weaknesses.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting! We will be talking about quite a few technologies...

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Introducing SQL Server Data Services ( SSDS ) by Nigel Ellis - Mix08 Video Download of Presentation

Dave Hayden — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:09:00 GMT

The speakers for the Microsoft Sync Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, and SQL Server Data Services mentioned the one-two punch you get from leveraging these services together. SQL Server Data Services is a web facing data storage and processing utility to be launched by Microsoft during the first-half of 2009...

Using Microsoft Sync Framework and FeedSync with Neil PadGett - Mix08 Video Download

Dave Hayden — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:22:00 GMT

After hearing about the Microsoft Sync Framework in Pablo Castro's presentation on ADO.NET Data Services, I couldn't resist watching Neil Padgett's Presentation, Using Microsoft Sync Framework and FeedSync. Read more...

MIX08 Video Presentation - ADO.NET Data Services Framework with Mike Flasko

Dave Hayden — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:51:00 GMT

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...

ADO.NET Data Services with Pablo Castro - MIX08 Session Video

Dave Hayden — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:06:00 GMT

ADO.NET Data Services with Pablo Castro - MIX 08 Session Video

by David Hayden, Florida Web Developer

My oldest daughter downloaded many of the MIX08 Sessions for me and copied them to my Zune this afternoon. She was patiently waiting for me to listen to one given all her efforts, so I took in another MIX08 Video by Pablo Castro: RESTful Data Services with the ADO.NET Data Services Framework. I feel like I have attended a Saturday Code Camp given all the MIX 08 Videos I watched in the past couple of days:

I haven't talked too much about ADO.NET Data Services, but I have been playing with it along with ASP.NET Dynamic Data and the ASP.NET MVC Framework for quite some time. ADO.NET Data Services used to be called Project Astoria and it was presented at MIX 07.

Like all the MIX08 Videos I have seen thus far, I highly recommend watching Pablo Castro's RESTful Data Services with the ADO.NET Data Services Framework. Pablo does an excellent job of introducing the basics of ADO.NET Data Services.

Pablo demonstrates a number of things:

ADO.NET Data Services using ADO.NET Entity Framework to AdventureWorks
ADO.NET Data Services to a Custom IQueryable Provider ( via IEnumerable.AsQueryable() )
Using HTTP and JSON Clients
Fiddler - Pablo is a Fiddler MadMan :)
Lazy-Loading and Eager-Loading as they apply to ADO.NET Data Services
Attaching ADO.NET Data Services Metadata to the ADO.NET Entity Framework Conceptual Model
Security, Authentication, and Interceptors

Even if you don't care a thing about ADO.NET Data Services, I recommend watching Pablo use Fiddler to get a feel for its power :)

There was no new drop of the ADO.NET Data Services at MIX08, even though attendees did receive an interim build on their MIX 08 DVD. Pablo Castro mentioned that they expect to have a new ADO.NET Data Services Beta 1 in about 3 weeks. Very cool!

MIX 08 Announcements

Author: David Hayden, http://www.davidhayden.com/

SQLSaturday - SQL Server Data Access Tips and Techniques with David Hayden - Tampa Florida

Dave Hayden — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:07:00 GMT

SQLSaturday - SQL Server Data Access Tips and Techniques with David Hayden - Tampa Florida

by David Hayden, Sarasota Web Developer

I will be presenting at SQLSaturday in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, February 16, 2008.

Here is the abstract:

SQL Server Data Access Tips and Techniques

You have optimized and tuned your SQL Server Database and now you need to access the data from your application. Learn and explore the variety of ways you can access the data using ADO.NET, the Data Access Application Block, LINQ To SQL, ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, and the ASP.NET 3.5 Dynamic Data Framework. In this session we will walk-thru and build several examples for each technique as well as discuss tips, strengths, and weaknesses. Come with your questions and explore the wonderful world of data access to SQL Server!

We only have an hour, so I will be prepared to discuss and demo:

ADO.NET 2.0
Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block
LINQ To SQL
ADO.NET Entity Framework
ADO.NET Data Services
ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites

This is subject to change, of course, but I thought I would break the presentation into thirds:

20 minutes: ADO.NET and DAAB
20 minutes: LINQ To SQL and ASP.NET Dynamic Data
20 minutes: ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services

This isn't a deep technical session. It's goal is to expose you to data access options from Microsoft that exist today and are coming down the pike. I will be happy to answer more technical questions after the presentation.

See you there!

Author: David Hayden, Florida Web Developer

Site: http://www.davidhayden.com/

ADO.NET Data Services Client Library for Microsoft Silverlight 1.1

Dave Hayden — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:57:00 GMT

ADO.NET Data Services Client Library for Microsoft Silverlight 1.1

Author: David Hayden, Florida ASP.NET C# Developer, Filed: ADO.NET Data Services, Silverlight

If you haven't played with ADO.NET Data Services, I highly recommend you give it a peek. I wrote a Getting Started with ADO.NET Data Services on CodeBetter if you would like to get up and running with it in about 5 minutes using LINQ To SQL as the data provider.

ADO.NET Data Services is included in the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview CTP along with the ASP.NET MVC Framework and ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites.

The Project Astoria Team just announced the release of the ADO.NET Data Services Silverlight Add-On, which introduces a version of the client library that can run inside the Microsoft Silverlight 1.1 September Refresh. This library also allows developers to execute queries asynchronously, providing a more natural interaction model for a web-centric application.

Cool stuff. Learn more here.