Even in a Code First environment, you can call a stored procedure from a DbContext object. But it's a lot easier if you use the visual designer. I frequently get asked if Entity Framework (EF) in a ...

I frequently get asked if Entity Framework (EF) in a Code First environment supports calling stored procedures. The short answer is: "In EF6 -- which works everywhere -- the answer is Yes." As I ...

or similar. i assume this is to keep data entry points all in the same place, so it can keep up with access and modified dates, etc. but there are a lot of stored procedures that accept a modified ...