If you just want to get going with a code-first database, you don't even need to define a connection string -- just write your objects.

Microsoft this week posted several new downloads for developers working with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic. One of the downloads, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition Power Tools, ...

Microsoft will hold its Connect(); event next month to school developers on the upcoming new features in the company's tools, cloud and DevOps platforms.