Patterns for using EntityFramework?

Question

What is alternative patterns of using for Entity Framework ?

Some I know are:

1. "Plain" EntityFramework - aka Unity of Work

   using (Data.Model c = new Data.Model())
   {
       var z = c.Users.Where(x=>x.Name=='John');
   }
   

2. Repository pattern

   //Model implements IRepository
   User user = Model.Instance.Get<User>(u => u.Name == "John");
   

3. What else ?
4. ?

Answer 1

A good book to look at is Martin Fowler's "Patterns of enterprise application architecture".

There he goes through some patterns for retrieving/mapping data like DTOs, Unit of work, repository pattern etc... Maybe something could be useful together with the Entity Framework. I'd have to take a look at it.