Transaction Isolation Levels Explained in Details

In this post I would like to go into a level of details regarding transaction isolation levels with simple explanations and advice on when to use each one. Transaction isolation levels refer to multiple database processes interacting with each other in terms of reading and writing the data.  Isolation levels are there to deal with …

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VS Live 2013 in Las Vegas

As I mentioned before, I spoke at VS Live 2013 in Las Vegas last week.  I spoke on two topics Entity Framework Code First End to End This session will cover the use Entity Framework in .NET based applications. Discussion will include model creation and organization as well as schema evolution via migrations. The role …

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Entity Framework Talk at AMDev

I spoke yesterday at AMDev on Entity Framework. Here is a short session description. This session will cover scenarios beyond the basics. Topics such as creation of object hierarchies and complex types will be discussed. Performance tips will be covered as well as usage scenarios in services. Techniques to handle schema changes will be discussed. …

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Entity Framework Talk at DevLink

I spoke today at DevLink on Entity Framework. Here is a short session description. This session will cover scenarios beyond the basics. Topics such as creation of object hierarchies and complex types will be discussed. Performance tips will be covered as well as usage scenarios in services. Techniques to handle schema changes will be discussed. …

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Update to RC for WinRT Database Project

I published a note earlier about me vouching to maintain WinRT file based database project for foreseeable future.  As a result, I just updated the project’s download page and NuGet package to version 0.6 which supports the latest release preview of WinRT / Windows 8. You can download full source code here or examine NuGet …

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Atlanta Code Camp 2012 Presentations

Atlanta Code Camp too place yesterday, May 19 at Southern Polytechnic campus.  I just want to post my presentations here as promised.  I did two talks as you can see below. Entity Framework Code First – Beyond the Basics This session cover scenarios beyond the basics of EF Code First usage. Topics such as creation …

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Windows 8 Metro Applications and the Azure

I wanted to start a short series of posts, describing my experience in building simple Windows 8 Metro application using XAML, C#, and a service in Azure.  You can find my second post at http://dotnetspeak.com/index.php/2012/05/windows-8-metro-applications-and-the-azure-cont/ The application is very simple, it is a going to be a famous quote app, where the user can get …

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