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Building an API with ASP.NET 4 Web API

Julie Lerman

Evolving your database along with your model

This course teaches you about Entity Framework Code First Migrations introduced in EF 4.3. Migrations allow you to evolve your database without losing data or other database objects.

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162 hours
Level
Intermediate
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Pluralsight
Instructor
Julie Lerman
Language
English
This course belongs to a collection called ASP.NET MVC 5. It's comprised of 16 courses:
  1. Understanding OWIN and Katana
  2. Rebuilding Web Forms Applications in MVC
  3. Improving Your MVC Applications with 10 Extension Points
  4. Consolidating MVC Views Using Single Page Techniques
  5. Domain-Driven Design in Practice
  6. Building Applications with ASP.NET MVC 4
  7. ASP.NET MVC 5 Fundamentals
  8. The MVC Request Life Cycle
  9. Implementing an API in ASP.NET Web API
  10. Domain-Driven Design Fundamentals
  11. Build Your Own Application Framework with ASP.NET MVC 5
  12. Building an API with ASP.NET Core
  13. Building an API with ASP.NET 4 Web API (viewing)
  14. Getting Started with ASP.NET SignalR
  15. Implementing Autofac in ASP.NET
  16. Build an HTML Helper Library for ASP.NET MVC 5
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Taught by Julie Lerman, who are recognized for their work in Entity Framework
Teaches about Entity Framework Code First Migrations introduced in EF 4.3
Useful for learners who wish to evolve their database along with their model
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