Entity Framework
Entity Framework (EF) is an open source object–relational mapping (ORM) framework for ADO.NET. It was originally shipped as an integral part of .NET Framework, however starting with Entity Framework version 6.0 it has been delivered separately from the .NET Framework.
| Original author(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation |
| Initial release | August 11, 2008 |
| Stable release | Entity Framework 6: v6.4.4 Entity Framework Core: v8.0.0 / Entity Framework Core: November 14, 2023 |
| Repository | github github |
| Written in | C# |
| Platform | .NET Framework, .NET Core |
| Type | Object–relational mapping |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | docs |
Entity Framework 6.4 was the latest release of the classic framework. Although Entity Framework 6 is still supported, it is no longer being developed and will only receive fixes for security issues.
A new framework known as Entity Framework Core (EF Core) was introduced in 2016 with similar but not complete feature parity. Version numbering of this framework restarted from 1.0 and the latest version of EF Core is 8.0.
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