A collection of 4 posts
I’ve been diving into Entity Framework Core 5 and learning all I can about the object-relational mapper’s (ORM) inner-workings. With EF Core 5, the newer ORM has learned from its namesake Entity Framework’s past sins. With extensibility points and smarter...
In previous non-core versions of Entity Framework (EF), it was possible to intercept calls to and from the database, but it’s wasn’t a feature many would classify under “first-class support”. Thankfully the community stepped in at the time to fill...
Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) can help increase our productivity. The ORM pattern can handle the integration between our C# models and the database by providing an abstraction that limits our need to understand the underlying data-access mechanisms (not an excuse...
Relational databases are the undisputed database paradigm king. The versatility, battle-hardened reliability, and ubiquity make relational databases a comfortable choice for many developers. That doesn’t mean, as developers, we shouldn’t evaluate other databases that may be better suited for our...
