Domain Driven Design And The Entity Framework

Question

hi, I'm new to DDD and i want to use entity framework v4.0 (shipped with .net 4.0) in my new project.

since i have few time to learn DDD and entity framework, which books are good for me to read first?!

i'm going to first read Domain-Driven Design Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software by Eric Evan and next Pro Entity Framework 4.0 (Apress Scott Klein)...

the problem here is Eric Evan's book is too abstract,I want to know if the Pro Entity framework 4.0 is complete enough i just skip the first book!

in the end recommend me some good books in DDD and Entity Framework

Thanks

Answer 1

Jimmy Nillson does a great follow up to Eric Evans: "Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns: With Examples in C# and .NET" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321268202

Julie Lerman is the source for EF info: http://learnentityframework.com/learnentityframework/

I would absolutely take the time to absorb as much of Eric Evans book as you can. Even if perhaps you read Nillson's book 'in tandem' to make sense of any abstract concepts you can't quite grok. I haven't read the other title you mention, but I should think that any angle is a good one.

I would also highly recommend watching Rob Conery's ASP MVC Storefront series, which applies DDD concepts in a real world app. http://blog.wekeroad.com/mvc-storefront/mvc-storefront-part-1/