Introduction to BrightstarDB
Learn how to use BrightstarDB to define entities and perform CRUD operations.
What you'll learn
BrighstarDB is a database that uses RDF and can be accessed in a high level, .NET-friendly way, with LINQ and strongly typed entities. BrightstarDB can be installed on a server or embedded into an application such as a Windows Phone app. In this course, you'll learn how to define a data model and how to create, retrieve, update, and delete data in a strongly-typed way.
Table of contents
- Module Overview 2m
- Defining Entities 2m
- Entity Identity Properties 1m
- Modeling 1:M Entity Relationships 2m
- Modeling 1:1 Entity Relationships 1m
- Modeling M:M Entity Relationships 1m
- Getting Started - Installing NuGet Packages 3m
- Creating Application Entities 4m
- Adding Entity Relationships 2m
- Adding Additional Members to Generated Entity Classes 5m
- Module Summary 2m
- Module Overview 2m
- Data Context Overview 1m
- BrightstarDB Connection Strings 4m
- Querying Data With LINQ 2m
- Inserting Data 2m
- Deleting Data 1m
- Database Creation 3m
- Demo App Structure Overview 3m
- Writing the Database Creation Code 5m
- Writing the Insert Code 5m
- Writing the Query Code 5m
- Writing the Update Code 2m
- Writing the Deletion Code 5m
- Adding New Properties and Existing Data 3m
- Automatically Updating Properties When Saving 4m
- Module Summary 2m
About the author
With over 15 years of experience in both frontend and backend software development, Jason Roberts is a freelance developer, trainer, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing, is the author of several books, and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. Jason is an open source contributor and in addition to enterprise software development, he has designed and developed Windows Store and Windows Phone apps.