ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3 ships; ups LINQ-to-SQL performance
SearchWinDevelopment.com | 11 Dec 2007 ARTICLE - The latest rev of the ADO.NET Entity Framework include performance improvements and new data providers. Also, Astoria is now known as ADO.NET Data Services.
Podcast: An introduction to Microsoft Astoria
SearchVB.com | 02 Nov 2007 ARTICLE - Astoria, a Microsoft project geared toward Web APIs for data access, makes heavy use of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. This podcast offers a quick introduction to Astoria.
Microsoft Project Astoria brings data services to Web API battle
SearchVB.com | 15 Oct 2007 ARTICLE - Using the Entity Framework, Astoria provides abstraction that allows developers to work with their own data models when creating apps using Web databases.
Book excerpt: ADO.NET and SQL Server 2005
Submitted By: Addison-Wesley Professional | 14 Apr 2005 TIP - This book excerpt presents the new features for ADO.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. These features include Multiple Active Resultsets, Query Notifications, and User Defined Types.
VB code: Database programming downloads, page 5
26 Nov 2001 FEATURED TOPIC - These 10 database programming examples offer VB code for everything from ADO techniques to complete applications.
SearchVB.com's Podcast Page Published by: SearchVB.com | 08 May 2006 PODCASTS - Want to listen to the latest on .NET development? SearchVB.com podcasts feature expert commentary and news summaries that you can download and hear anytime.
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