I have been trying out EF 4.1 (code first) with MVC 3. I am thinking ahead to when the application will need changes. I tested a couple of scenarios. I like the
As I can see, there aren't really any methods built-in EF for code-first data evolution.
For what was of my initial question, the answer lies in removing the schema generation/validation. It is only then that manually editing the code and database may work.