What is the difference between EF and EF Code First?

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What is the difference between EF and EF Code First?

If I am starting with just ef can I use EF codefrist with them?

Posted 8-Mar-13 0:18am

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Updated 8-Mar-13 0:45am

Richard MacCutchan

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E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-08T01:13:00

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It is just the starting point. With EF you already have a database and EF will extract the object models for you. With code first you create the object models and it will create the tables for you.

Code First with Entity Framework 5 using MVC4 and MVC Scaffold[^]

Good luck!

Posted 8-Mar-13 1:13am

E.F. Nijboer