Linquify is a Visual Studio 2008/2010 add-in and C# .NET business class generator for LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework, helping to support rapid development of .NET and ASP .NET web application data layers. Linquify is free for use under the LGPL.
Linquify installs as a Visual Studio 2008/2010 add-in, which allows you to select your LINQ to SQL dbml file or Entity Framework edmx file and automatically generate a set of easy to use business classes. The generated classes allow you to support a complete 3-tier software architecture and simple handling of database objects, with full support for LINQ queries. Customizations to the generated classes can be easily made within the generated user partial classes.
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Microsoft Entity Framework Feature CTP 1 for the .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1 is now available. This Feature CTP provides the following features:
- Better N-Tier Support with Self Tracking Entities
- POCO (Plain Old CLR Objects) entity code generation via the POCO Template
- Writing only code and having it work with the Entity Framework via code only.
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The ADO.NET Entity Framework provides strongly typed LINQ data access in relational databases. Entity Framework makes it easier for developers to work with their data because it moves the data model up from the physical structure of relational tables to a conceptual model that accurately reflects common business objects. Yet Entity Framework was quickly demonized as the “Albatross of ALT.NET,” especially by NHibernate fans.
See Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework website
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