Monthly Archives: April 2010

Webinar: N-Tier Entity Framework with DTOs

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Tony Sneed

I recently delivered a free webinar for DevelopMentor on n-tier application development using Entity Framework 4.0.  In it I explained how to use what I call “Trackable Data Transfer Objects” to achieve the same result as “Self-Tracking Entities” but using … Continue reading →

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Unearthing Some Diamonds in the Rough

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Tony Sneed

O’Reilly has a program that provides online access to books that have yet to be published.  It’s called “Rough Cuts” and allows you to read chapters as they are written but before they are cleaned up for final publication, and … Continue reading →

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WCF Data Services versus WCF Soap Services

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Tony Sneed

Someone recently asked me this question:  When a company that has been using 2 tiers wants to move to n-tier, what are the considerations for choosing WCF and STEs [or Trackable DTOs] vs. WCF Data Services? This is a great … Continue reading →

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T4 Supplement to Add Service Reference

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Tony Sneed

I’m a self-admitted control-freak.  And when I add a service reference to a project pointing to a WCF service that exposes metadata, I would like more control over the code-generation process.  Not long ago I had a specific need to … Continue reading →

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