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+6  Q: 

What's the best way to get started with NHibernate?

Are there any books on the subject that anyone recommends? Where do I learn the key concepts and patterns for ORM in general as it relates to NHibernate specifically?

+9  A: 

For a starting point I recommend you this screencasts:

Summer of NHibernate Screencast Series

Books about NHibernate, I've seen that Manning is cooking a good one, NHibernate in Action, apparently scheduled for December, you can get a preview of the first chapter here(pdf)...

CMS  2008-12-01 03:16:43
+1  A: 

The NHibernate FAQ blog contains detailed posts on how to learn and use NHibernate (including ORM patterns). I recommend starting with the earliest archived posts in particular these:

Ray Vega  2009-01-09 18:25:56

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