Entity Developer is a powerful modeling and code generation tool for LINQ to SQL and ADO.NET Entity Framework. You can design an entity model from scratch or reverse-engineer an existing database, in which case you will have the classes and the relations with just several clicks. The model is used to generate C# or Visual Basic code with flexible predefined code templates. You can also customize the templates to fit all your needs.

Entity Developer designes entity models for:

• ADO.NET Entity Framework
• LINQ to SQL

Entity Developer supports:

• SQL Server in Entity Developer for SQL Server and Express Editions.
• Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite in Entity Developer for dotConnect Edition.

Entity Developer for SQL Server uses standard Microsoft SqlClient, LINQ to SQL, and Entity Framework, all of them bundled with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Entity Developer for dotConnect uses Devart LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework support available with dotConnects for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Please visit the Editions page for more information on available options.

Features

• ADO.NET Entity Framework support
• LINQ to SQL support
• Visual schema modelling
• Customizable and intuitive user interface
• Reverse engineering (database object to entity model)
• Well-thought predefined templates for class generation
• Custom templates for generated classes
• Customizable naming rules for database objects
• Flexible template language for custom templates
• GUI for predefined and custom templates
• State-of-the-art diagram with zooming
• Diagram overview and printing
• Undo/Redo support
• One-click help system
• Visual Studio integration (Visual Studio is not required by Entity Developer)