A collection of 21 posts
If you’re anything like me, you set up your Entity Framework Core DbContext and your connectionString once in a blue moon and forget about it. Connection strings are essential parts of a functioning application, but we forget the nuance in...
One of the most powerful features of relational database engines is the ability for tables to be self-referential. Having rows reference other rows within the same table allows us to create complex hierarchies and tree structures with minimal effort.
Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) allow us to define relationships between entities in our relational database using C# objects. Depending on which ORM we use, we can also get the library to generate the relationships’ schema. Entity Framework Core is one...
Working with databases is a fun yet challenging task. As our application’s mature, we see opportunities to optimize our codebase along with query performance. Views are a great way to achieve both goals. With Entity Framework Core 5 (EF Core),...
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...
Working with databases means writing queries, getting results, measuring performance, and then optimizing. The cycle never ends. Luckily, for Entity Framework Core 5 (EF Core) users, we have a few options for optimizing our queries. With an IDE like JetBrains...
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 the whirlwind of new technologies whizzing by us continuously, it is sobering to remember that most of a developer’s role is to get data from one location to another. In the case of HTTP APIs, the response we return...
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) are great tools for abstracting our database choice away and allowing us to get things done. As time goes on and our applications evolve, we realize the underlying database can get things done faster and more...
