Entity Framework Code First Demo

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I just created my first video on YouTube! In the video I demonstrated creating a database using the Entity Framework Code First workflow. Watch it below!

I hope you liked the video. Please feel free to post any comments here or on my YouTube site. Thanks for watching!

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