Pro Entity Framework 4.0 (Paperback)

Previously, SQL developers have been able to almost entirely ignore the SQLCLR and treat it as a peripheral technology—almost an extension to the main product. With the advent of LINQ and the Entity Framework, this is no longer the case, and the SQLCLR is moving to the center stage. It’s a powerful product but, for many, it is an entirely new way of working with data. Pro Entity Framework 4.0 will help readers understand the implications of the Entity Framework and how it can be used to change their development practices and make their databases more powerful and flexible. Since many readers will be encountering this subject for the first time, the book will create an inclusive environment in which the concepts of .NET development are approached from the perspective of the Relational T–SQL developer to foster a sense of shared–ownership in keeping with Microsoft’s latest best practices.

• Comprehensive coverage of the new greater and more challenging integration with .NET 3.5
• Written from a real–world perspective and examines the features offered by LINQ and the Entity Framework that will help solve problems experienced by professional developers
• Contains insight, interpretation, analysis, and evangelism instead of just plain fact

What you’ll learn

• Examine the SQLCLR architecture.
• Learn the fundamentals of LINQ.
• Use LINQ with SQL and datasets.
• Extend LINQ.
• Gain a holistic view of the features of LINQ and the Entity Framework and how they segue with other features of the .NET Framework and native features of the operating system.
• Write practical applications of LINQ and the Entity Framework.

Who is this book for?

.NET and SQL developers who use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as their back–end database. Database administrators who create, manage, and secure those databases.

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以前，SQL開發人員幾乎可以完全忽略SQLCLR，將其視為一種周邊技術，幾乎是主要產品的擴展。隨著LINQ和Entity Framework的出現，情況已經不再如此，SQLCLR正移至中心舞台。這是一個強大的產品，但對於許多人來說，這是一種全新的處理數據的方式。《Pro Entity Framework 4.0》將幫助讀者理解Entity Framework的影響，以及如何使用它來改變他們的開發實踐，使他們的數據庫更強大和靈活。由於許多讀者將首次接觸這個主題，本書將創造一個包容的環境，從關係型T-SQL開發人員的角度來探討.NET開發的概念，以符合微軟最新的最佳實踐。

- 全面介紹與.NET 3.5更緊密且更具挑戰性的整合
- 從實際角度撰寫，探討LINQ和Entity Framework提供的功能，以解決專業開發人員遇到的問題
- 提供洞察、解釋、分析和宣傳，而不僅僅是事實

你將學到什麼：
- 檢視SQLCLR架構
- 學習LINQ的基礎知識
- 使用LINQ與SQL和資料集
- 擴展LINQ
- 獲得LINQ和Entity Framework的整體視圖，以及它們如何與.NET Framework的其他功能和操作系統的本地功能相結合
- 編寫實用的LINQ和Entity Framework應用程式

這本書適合哪些讀者：
- 使用Microsoft SQL Server 2008作為後端數據庫的.NET和SQL開發人員
- 創建、管理和保護這些數據庫的數據庫管理員

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