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Entity Framework Code-First Learning Resources

Some resources to help learn and understand Microsoft's Entity Framework Code-First ORM.

Basic Tutorial
http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/getting-started-with-mvc3-part1-cs

Advanced Tutorial
http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-music-store-part-1

Blog posts with further hints and tips

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/16/code-first-development-with-entity-framework-4.aspx
Update to NerdDinner using EF Code-First. Also shows how to synchronise database with the model and seeding database with initial data.

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SimpleCodeFirstWithEntityFramework4MagicUnicornFeatureCTP4.aspx
Some useful info demonstrating Data Annotations such as [Key] and [Required].

This post will be added to as time goes by. If there are any other good resources about this MS framework feel free to throw them in to a comment.

Updates
EF Feature CTP5: Code First Walkthrough
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2010/12/06/ef-feature-ctp5-code-first-walkthrough.aspx

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