Entity Framework Tools for Visual Studio 2013 14.0.40302

Entity Framework Tools is a set of utilities and components designed to help developers work with Entity Framework, a popular object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for .NET applications, more efficiently. It includes features like the Entity Framework Designer, an Model-First development workflow, and a powerful code generation tool.

Yes, Entity Framework Tools is fully compatible with Visual Studio 2013. Developers can install it as an extension from the Visual Studio Gallery or download it as a standalone installer from the Microsoft Download Center.

Entity Framework Tools for Visual Studio 2013 was designed specifically for this version of Visual Studio. However, there are versions of Entity Framework Tools that are compatible with other versions of Visual Studio, such as Entity Framework Tools for Visual Studio 2015 and Entity Framework Tools for Visual Studio 2017.

Yes, Entity Framework Tools supports multiple development workflows, including database-first development, model-first development, and code-first development. Developers can use the Entity Data Model Wizard to generate code automatically from existing databases.

The Entity Framework Designer is a visual design tool that allows developers to create data models and generate code automatically for use with Entity Framework. It can be used for both database-first and model-first development workflows.

Yes, developers can customize the code templates used by Entity Framework Tools to generate code automatically. This can include changing the styling, formatting, and naming conventions used by the code generator.

Code First from Database is a feature in Entity Framework Tools that allows developers to create a database using an existing code model. It is useful for scenarios where developers have an existing application but no database schema, or where they want to use a more agile development workflow without relying on the Entity Framework Designer.

Yes, Entity Framework Tools provides full support for Language Integrated Query (LINQ), a powerful querying syntax that allows developers to query data from various data sources using a common syntax. Developers can use LINQ to write complex queries that are translated into SQL commands by Entity Framework.

The DbContext API is a simplified object-relational mapping (ORM) layer that was introduced in Entity Framework 4.1. It is built on top of the ObjectContext API introduced in earlier versions of Entity Framework and provides an easier and more intuitive way of working with entity classes.

No, Entity Framework Tools is a development tool and should not be installed in a production environment. Developers can use Entity Framework to work with databases in production environments, but they should not use Entity Framework Tools to make changes to the database schema or generate code automatically during runtime.