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The previous two chapters examined the fundamental ADO.NET programming models—the connected and disconnected layers, specifically. These approaches have enabled .NET programmers to work with relational data (in a relatively straightforward manner) since the initial release of the platform. However, Microsoft introduced a brand new component of the ADO.NET API called the Entity Framework (or simply, EF) in .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1.
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(2010). ADO.NET Part III: The Entity Framework. In: Pro VB 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2986-5_23
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