Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.1

Rowan MillerNovember 16, 2016Nov 16, 201611/16/16

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.1 available.
EF Core follows the same release cycle as .NET Core. Continuous improvements every 2 months and new features released every 6 months.

Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.1 Preview 1

Rowan MillerOctober 25, 2016Oct 25, 201610/25/16

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.1 Preview 1 available.
Upgrading to 1.1 Preview 1
If you are using one of the database providers shipped by the EF Team (SQL Server,

Entity Framework Core 1.1 Plans

Rowan MillerJuly 29, 2016Jul 29, 201607/29/16

Now that Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 1.0 is released, our team is beginning work on bug fixes and new features for the 1.1 release. Keep in mind that it’s early days for this release, we’re sharing our plans in order to be open,

Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.0

Rowan MillerJune 27, 2016Jun 27, 201606/27/16

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.0.0 available. This coincides with the release of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core.
Upgrading from RC2 to RTM
If you are upgrading an application from RC2 to RTM,

Announcing Entity Framework Core RC2

Rowan MillerMay 16, 2016May 16, 201605/16/16

Entity Framework (EF) Core is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core RC2 available. This coincides with the release of .NET Core RC2 and ASP.NET Core RC2.
EF Core, formerly known as EF7
Between RC1 and RC2,

Announcing Entity Framework Core RC2

Rowan MillerMay 16, 2016May 16, 201605/16/16

Entity Framework (EF) Core is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core RC2 available. This coincides with the release of .NET Core RC2 and ASP.NET Core RC2.
EF Core, formerly known as EF7
Between RC1 and RC2,

Entity Framework 7 RC1 Available

Rowan MillerNovember 18, 2015Nov 18, 201511/18/15

Today we are making Entity Framework 7 RC1 available. EF7 will be the next major release of Entity Framework and is currently in pre-release.
 
When to use EF7
As discussed in our EF7 – v1 or v7 post, EF7 introduces some significant changes and improvements over EF6.x.