Videos

LLBLGen Pro with Entity Framework

This video illustrates the creation of an entity model for Entity Framework, by reverse engineering the SQL Server 2008 example database 'AdventureWorks'. It also gives a good overview of what it takes with LLBLGen Pro to start from a new project, point it to a database, get an entity model, perform tweaks and validation and generate code which is ready to run. The video shows Entity Framework v4 but is also applicable to later versions of Entity Framework.

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LLBLGen Pro Model first with QuickModel and more

This short video demonstrates, among other things, the Quick Model feature of LLBLGen Pro, which allows the user to specify model elements very quickly using a simple command input system combined with a visual model viewer. The scenario when this feature is ideal is when you're interviewing a Domain expert and you want to store the information you gather in a re-usable way. This feature allows you to do that in such a way that the model is immediately presented to you and the Domain expert (so s/he immediately sees if it's correct or not). Another advantage is that the model is already in your project, so if a developer has to continue with the project, you don't need a translation phase and you don't have to discuss which entities were determined during the interview, they're already in the model. All you need is a little fine tuning perhaps, using the other editors in the LLBLGen Pro designer. As the Quick Model feature is ... quick, you can type while discussing / interviewing, so the interview isn't stalled by you having to perform slow toolbox-jedi-tricks or other slow modeling wizardry.

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