Analysis of 5 EF Core performance anti-patterns and how Entity Framework Extensions solves them.
Learn how to use BulkSynchronize in EF Core to efficiently mirror data in one operation, avoiding common performance pitfalls.
Learn how to perform bulk upserts (insert-or-update) in EF Core without performance issues, covering manual patterns, T-SQL MERGE, and third-party tools.
Explains why Skip/Take pagination in EF Core fails on large, concurrent tables and introduces keyset pagination as a better alternative.
EF Core 11.0 introduces a single command to create and apply migrations, streamlining development workflow.
Explores four methods for seeding initial data in EF Core, including explicit insertions, data-only migrations, and entity configuration.
A guide to implementing custom state validation for entities in EF Core using Data Annotations to catch errors before saving.
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Explores advanced mapping techniques in EF Core 10, focusing on JSON column support and modern entity-value type relationships.
Explains the Data Transfer Object (DTO) pattern in ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs to separate domain models from API contracts.
Explains the Lazy Load pattern for ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs, covering manual implementation, EF Core usage, and performance trade-offs.
Explains the Identity Map pattern for ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs to ensure a single in-memory object per database entity within a request.
Explains the Unit of Work pattern for managing database transactions in ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs with EF Core, including implementation and benefits.
Explains how to implement the Repository pattern in ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs to decouple domain logic from database access.
Explains how to implement classic .NET Domain Events using Wolverine and EF Core, including new features in Wolverine 5.6 to simplify the pattern.
Explains the new named global query filters feature in Entity Framework Core 10, enabling multiple, selectively disableable filters.
Explores three techniques for implementing multitenancy in EF Core applications, focusing on tenant isolation strategies and context configuration.
Explores new features in EF Core 10.0 for managing multiple named global query filters and selectively ignoring them.
EF Core 10.0 introduces partial updates for JSON columns using ExecuteUpdate/ExecuteUpdateAsync, with examples for SQL Server.
Explains how to use implicit and explicit database transactions with the MongoDB Entity Framework Core provider for data consistency.
