Entity Framework 6.0 Tutorials（1）：Introduction

以下系统文章为EF6.0知识的介绍，本章是第一篇

原文地址：http://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/entityframework6/introduction.aspx

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Entity Framework 6.0 Introduction:

Welcome to Entity Framework 6 Tutorials section. Here, you will learn about the new features introduced in Entity Framework 6.0 with Visual Studio 2012.

Entity Framework 6.0 has introduced many new exciting features for Database-First (designer) and Code-First approaches.

Features for Database First (Designer) and Code-First Both:

• Connection resiliency
• Asynchronous query and save
• Code-based configuration
• Database command logging
• Database command interception
• Dependency Resolution
• DbSet.AddRange/RemoveRange
• Better Transaction Support
• Pluggable pluralisation and singularization service
• Testability improvements
• Creating context with an open connection
• Improved performance and warm-up time

Features for Code-First:

• Custom conventions
• Insert, update & delete stored procedures for entity CUD operation
• Index attribute (EF 6.1)
• Multiple context per database
• Nested entity types
• Custom migration operations
• Configurable migration history table

Visit MSDN for detailed information on EF 6.x.

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