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Announcing: Entity Framework Feature CTP 1

 

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Today we are announcing the availability of the Microsoft Entity Framework Feature CTP 1 for the .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1.  You can download the Feature CTP 1 from here.  This Feature CTP enables a number of scenarios that we've mentioned on the blog previously and now have a set of walk throughs for everybody to start playing with the features: 

1) Better N-Tier Support with Self Tracking Entities

2) POCO (Plain Old CLR Objects) entity code generation via the POCO Template

3) Writing only code and having it work with the Entity Framework via Code Only .

We weren’t able to ship these capabilities in the .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1 so we’ve decided to release them alongside the Beta.  This CTP is an early preview of these features and as such we’re looking for lots of feedback on these components.  This functionality is currently not scheduled to be part of the .NET Framework 4.0 and we expect to release another CTP of these features based on the feedback we get from you.  Make sure to enter bugs via Microsoft Connect for the Visual Studio 2010 & .NET Framework 4.0 Beta located here.  You can also discuss them in the forum for the Entity Framework 4.0 Beta.

Carl Perry
Program Manager, Entity Framework

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  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2009
    Will these have official support upon release if not included in .net 4.0?

  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2009
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    June 22, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2009
    Avec VS 2010 Beta 1, il manquait quelque features pour lesquelles l’EF team avait communiqué en disant

  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2009
    Can you say a little more about the statement "This functionality is currently not scheduled to be part of the .NET Framework 4.0" ? I was under the impression that POCO and Self Tracking enties would be in EF4 (which is part of .NET 4) Thanks

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    June 22, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    June 23, 2009
    @JasonBSteele, The functionality that the classes, which the templates generate, is all part of the .NET Framework 4.0.  However, the templates themselves are currently not in the Visual Studio 2010 release.  Code Only is also currently not in the .NET Framework 4.0 release.  We're hoping to gather feedback from everybody to get further along with the features and then evaluate what can and what can not ship in Visual Studio and the .NET Framework.  Make Sense? Carl

  • Anonymous
    June 23, 2009
    El equipo de ADO.NET Entity Framework (ADO.NET EF) acaba de anunciar la disponibilidad de la CTP 1 del

  • Anonymous
    June 24, 2009
    "This functionality is currently not scheduled to be part of the .NET Framework 4.0" Can you verify whether this "Feature" will be a supported add-on to Visual Studio 2010/.NET Framework 4.0 or whether they will simply be an as-is demonstration of how things could be done? We have been lead to believe from previous posts that this functionality will be a formal part of EF4 but reading above it appears that this may no longer be the case.

  • Anonymous
    June 24, 2009
    @Martin, We are currently looking at how we can ship these features.  The first thing we need to get is feedback from everybody so that we can ensure we have the right functionality and supported scenarios in the product.  The more feedback we get the better off we'll be in terms of it being an RTM product.  We will put this into the framework as soon as we.  As we know more we'll be able to share more with everybody.  Send us feedback in the forums, on the blog and through connect so that we can address all your feedback. Thanks, Carl

  • Anonymous
    July 19, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2009
    Hello, I'd like to make a question about an "undo scenario"; I mean a kind of  "RejectChanges" method which could be used to undo changes to an entity and its relationships without throwing out the whole context). Is it planned in future releases of Vs2010 (beta2 or final release)? Thanks Alessandro Facchini Developer Italy

  • Anonymous
    November 20, 2009
    nice article. Thanks for the update