Entity Framework Code First End to End - Sergey Barskiy MVP, National Speaker

This session will cover the use Entity Framework in .NET based applications. Discussion will include model creation and organization as well as schema evolution via migrations. The role of data annotations in Entity Framework model creation and validation will be highlighted. Key issues in achieving performance will be part of the talk, including ability to embed stored procedures when necessary. Creation of a maintainable data access layer via use of repositories will be illustrated. An ASP.NET MVC application will be built throughout the talk to illustrate the concepts. We will also discuss some changes that came with EF 6.

Sergey Barskiy is an architect with Tyler Technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP. He holds the following certifications: MCPD, MCTS, MCSD for .NET, MCAD for .NET, MCDBA, MCP. He has been working with Microsoft technologies for 15 years. He is a frequent speaker at various regional and national conferences, such as VS Live, DevLink, CodeStock, and Atlanta Code Camp as well as local user groups. He is one of the organizers of Atlanta Code Camp and Atlanta Windows Apps users group. He is also INETA membership mentor for the state of GA.

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