Entity Framework Code-First

Entity Framework introduced Code First approach from Entity Framework 4.1. This tutorial covers all the features of Entity Framework Code-First. We will start with the basics of code-first and then we will see how we can configure one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationship with DataAnnotation as well as Fluent API. We will also see migration which was introduced in EF 4.3. We will use Entity Framework 4.1 and 4.3/5.0 in this tutorial. You can also download sample project at the end of most of the chapters.

Audience:
This tutorial is helpful to anybody who wants to learn Entity Framework Code-First approach.

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of .Net Framework3.5, C#, Visual Studio 2010 and MS SQL Server is required. Also, basic knowledge of entity framework is preferred.

So let’s learn everything about code first step by step..