I'm about build my next database, and I need to decide on a .Net language. I've been using Access for a few years, and have gotten as far as using Access Data Projects with Sql Server. The next step ...

If you just want to get going with a code-first database, you don't even need to define a connection string -- just write your objects. After you install Entity Framework in your application, if you ...

A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...