Persisting a Rich Domain Model With EF Core

This article addresses the common objection that EF Core forces an anemic domain model due to public setters and parameterless constructors. It demonstrates how to persist a fully encapsulated aggregate (a home brewing Batch) using EF Core, covering private constructors, value objects, and domain events. The payoff is a domain model that enforces invariants in one place while the ORM handles persistence. The article provides a step-by-step mapping of an aggregate and explains how to configure EF Core to work with encapsulation, making it a valuable guide for developers seeking to maintain rich domain models in .NET applications.