Programming Entity Framework Book Review

This is definitely the book to have by your side if you are programming with the ADO.NET Entity Framework 1.0. The author touches on a ton of subjects that include: Data Binding with Windows Forms and WPF Applications, Using Stored Procedures with the EDM, LINQ to Entities Queries, Customizing Entities, Using the ASP.NET EntityDataSource Control, Using Entities with Web and WCF Services, Using the Entity Framework in n-Tier ASP.NET Applications and n-Tier Client-Side Applications, Handling Entity Framework Exceptions, Performance, Security, Multithreaded Applications, and much more. There is a lot covered in this book. One of the coolest things about this book is the amount of new possibilities it introduces. Many which I would not have considered without seeing them in this book. I also like that the book covers the architectural aspects of integrating EF into several different types of architectures. The author drills into each subject enough to get a thorough understand. With all the material covered, that is rare, but the book is an 800 page whopper. I have been working with the EF 1.0 since its release in August and can say that this book has more information jammed into it than all the other resources I have been using combined. The book includes VB.NET and C# code examples. The book has a support site (http://www.learnentityframework.com/) with the code samples and the database scripts available. The downloaded code is also in both VB.NET and C#. It is well organized and very usable. The book is very well organized and is a good read. The author has a good writing style. All in all, I do not think you can do without this book if you are going to do anything besides play around with the Entity Framework.