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Asked: 2026-05-16T20:57:02+00:00

I am looking into creating a new website using ASP.NET 4.0. I am currently

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I am looking into creating a new website using ASP.NET 4.0. I am currently starting to build a site that will need to store reporting information.

My database has around 25-30 tables (with a lot of relationships) to which my web application will need to store and read information from. Normally, the architecture I use is the Layered Architecture where I have a Business Logic, Business Objects and Data Access Layer. But I am thinking on moving on and using .NET 4.0 features.

So I am thinking of using the Entity Framework mainly because I really like the idea of using LINQ to a larger extent.

I would be grateful if someone could tell me if this would be a good idea for a project of my size. I have seen some good and bad points on EF and I just can’t seem to make a decision (maybe due to my lack of dev experience).

I just need to make sure the solution is maintainable on the event additional tables are added in the future.

Thanks for any help!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think the EF is great, I would recommend using it on large and small projects alike. Like anything it has it’s quirks and things that you may not “like”, but all in all it makes your data access much simpler.

    The designer in EF makes adding new tables/entities to your model very simple (all you have to do is do a Refresh from Database).

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