Dallas TechFest 2011

While most enterprise applications are object-oriented, the data upon which they depend is not.

Come see how you can effectively bind these two worlds together by leveraging the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework. In this session, we’ll…

• Explore the Entity Framework 4, its components and see how it all works
• Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of the 3 different approaches to using the tool
• Generate a business object model with database mappings
• Walk through a variety of code examples that show how to interact with the model
• Show how the Entity Framework automatically tracks data changes and generates updates
• Deep-dive into the code-only features of the recent 4.1 release

You’ll walk-away with a clear understanding of the different approaches to implementing Entity Framework in your project.

The separation enforced by the ‘Model View’ patterns can quickly transform your application into a maintainable, modular and rapidly developed package. New features are easily added, new faces are a snap, testing is enhanced and developers and designers can more easily work simultaneously.

Come compare the Model-View-Controller (MVC), Model-View-Presenter (MVP) and Model-View-View-Model (MVVM) patterns. In this session, we’ll…

•Explore the foundation, benefits and drawbacks of each pattern at an architectural level
•Contrast differences between each pointing out applicable situations where each may apply
•Walk through a variety of examples on the Microsoft platform, including Microsoft MVC, ASP.NET, Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation

You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of each and examples that you can implement in your projects.