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Raw SQL Queries With Entity Framework Core 5

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Entity Framework Core 5 (EF Core) and LINQ allow developers to write powerful expressions that translate into SQL. Ultimately, ORMs are about balancing convenience and power. Generally, EF Core’s default features are enough to accomplish most data access-related tasks, but notice we used the word “generally”. In this post, we’ll explore how we can work with and around the features of EF Core 5 to interface with our database schema directly.

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