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Creating a Code-First Model from a Database in Entity Framework

In previous posts we've explored creating a database-first model [http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/entity-framework-for-beginners-creating-a-database-first-model/] and creating a model-first model [http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/entity-framework-for-beginners-creating-a-model-first-model/] . Both of those designs used the same thing: an EDMX file. In order to use that file, we had to use a designer. But what if

Turn It Off and See If Anybody Complains

In my Internal Web Tools group at my day job, we regularly deal with end users who are rather, shall we say, insistent that they need a particular feature on an app we are building for them. When we ask them why they need that feature, their responses generally includes

An Overview of Tag Helpers in ASP.NET Core

I was a little hesitant about the new Tag Helpers feature coming out with ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET MVC 6 when I last wrote about it [http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/tag-helpers-in-asp-net-5/], but a few recent updates have totally changed my mind. These things are going to be awesome.

AngleBrackets Day 2 Wrapup - I Got Friends in Lowy Places

The second day of AngleBrackets was another productive day for me. It also (accidentally, I swear!) turned out to have a lot of Juval Lowy and his project design courses, so the more technically-inclined people out there may want to skip to Day 3. The rest of you, anyone who

AngleBrackets Day 1 Wrapup - MVC, Project Design, and Interviews

My colleague Jim and I are attending the AngleBrackets [https://anglebrackets.org] conference here in Phoenix. It's the first conference I've ever been to, and I'm loving every minute of it. If you ever get a chance to attend one of these conferences, friggin jump on it! It's a wonderful

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