Entity Framework Free Tools List
Entity Framework Free Tools List
In my last session at Microsoft
I mentioned some EF free
tools that you can use which can
help you to be more productive.
Since I got a comment about
sharing my list, this is the free tool list and
the places you can find them and download them:
- eSqlBlast – a suite of tools that target editing and executing
eSQL statements. - LINQPad – lets you query data sources in a modern language – LINQ.
Supports not only EF and also: LINQ to Objects, LINQ to SQL,
LINQ to XML and more. - Entity Framework Mapping Helper - lets you create sample
mapping files for the set of scenarios you are interested in. - ADO.NET Entity Framework Extensions - includes utilities that make
querying stored procedures, creating typed results from DB data
readers and state tracking external data much easier in the Entity
Framework. - EdmGen2 – a command-line tool for Entity Framework.
- Tracing and Caching Provider Wrappers for Entity Framework - a sample
which demonstrates how to implement wrapping providers which add
interesting functionality to an EF application. - Entity Framework Contrib – community contributions for the Entity
Framework.
This list only hold freeware tools! There are a lot of products in the EF area which
I didn’t mentioned in the list and can also help you when you use EF. I will
update the list occasionally with other tools which I’ll find or get notice about.
Enjoy!