I am very much liking Entity Framework's Code-First process. Instead of generating code to match a relational database, generate a relational database to match

I am very much liking Entity Framework's Code-First process. Instead of generating code to match a relational database, generate a relational database to match my object model. (So you have full control over what your data objects does) Combine that with LINQ and you have a 80-90% coverage of complex joins. Also combine it with CQRS principles and I hope that when my project requires scaling (and I so hope it does) then I can easily scale