How should I get started learning about ADO.NET Entity Framework?

Question

So here I am just about to start a big project using LINQ to SQL and then I read this:

Is LINQ to SQL Truly Dead? by Jonathan Allen for InfoQ.com

Well, I don't want to be supporting LINQ to SQL indefinitely if it's a dead end. So, how should I get started learning about ADO.NET Entity Framework?

Answer 1

How Do I...? Videos

• How Do I Get Started with the Entity Framework?
• How Do I Use the new Entity Data Source?
• How Do I Serialize a Graph with the Entity Framework?
• How do I use Entity Client?
• ADO.NET Entity Designer Video - CTP 2

Webcasts

• MSDN Webcast: Framework Masterclass: LINQ to Entities (Level 200)

Answer 2

Conference Sessions

PDC 2008 Entity Framework Futures session

Answer 3

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• ADO.NET Entity Framework tutorials
• Where to start with Entity Framework

Answer 4

Gee, I don't know... say, you got any ideas? :P