Hi, I'm going to be starting a new project with ASP.NET and I would like to use some framework which speed up the process. Recently I have heard that there are two main frameworks in that platform: the MVC and the Entity framework. Are they compatibles? If not, what are your advices on what to use and why? What are they best properties?
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You can't compare them. These are 2 different things.
Entity framework is ORM mapper, Asp.Net Mvc is a framework that helps building web applications.
Actually - they even aren't mutually exclusive and you can use them both together quite nicely.
Arnis L.
2009-11-13 12:25:32
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MVC is an architectural pattern to build applications; entity framework is a object relational mapping framework. Quite different animals.
And yes, they can be used together, no problem.
Otávio Décio
2009-11-13 12:27:46
MVC != ASP.NET MVC framework
Arnis L.
2009-11-13 12:28:09
@Arnis - I know, just didn't want belabor the point. Thanks for pointing it out.
Otávio Décio
2009-11-13 12:29:25
except he tagged it asp.net mvc
Will
2009-11-13 12:32:25
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ADO.NET Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for the .NET Framework. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADO.NET%5FEntity%5FFramework http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa697427%28VS.80%29.aspx
Other entitty frameworks are -> LINQtoSQL, NHibernate etc.
Model–View–Controller (MVC) is an architectural pattern used in software engineering. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET%5FMVC%5FFramework
Bhaskar
2009-11-13 12:32:44
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Although they're different things entirely they are compatible. I am using both frameworks on a project now.
Matt Wear
2010-03-01 02:20:54