Using a strongly-typed approach in working with database lookups, where all lookup values are kept in the container classes, makes it super easy to work with and maintain my code. Learn how to automate the task of creating lookup classes using the Visual Studio T4 template generation tools.

T4 templates have been available since Visual Studio 2005, but in VS 2010 templates are much easier to create and use. Thiss introduction to T4 template syntax and tools will teach you how to implement the Repository and UnitOfWork patterns for EF4 DbContext.