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Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 4

Diego Vega, the Program Manager of the Entity Framework team recently announced on his blog some of the breaking changes in ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 4. Some of these changes include the following: LINQ queries are no longer evaluated on … Continue reading

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Query Types in EF Core

If you have been using Entity Framework 6.x or EF Core, then you are already familiar with Entities and its usage. Query Types is a new addition to EF Core 2.1 which you can refer to Entities as its cousin. … Continue reading

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Data Seeding in EF Core

Data seeding is a process where you populate the initial set of data into the database. I’ll explain some of the rudimentary steps needed for creating seed data in your app. Prior to EF Core 2.1, seeding data was not … Continue reading

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Global Query Filters in EF Core 2.0

Global Query Filters are a new addition to the arsenal of features in EF Core 2.0. This also implies that EF core team spearheaded by Diego Vega who are working diligently to bring EF Core at par with its Entity … Continue reading

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EF Core 2.1 Roadmap

EF Core has had a makeover and continues to add new features to its arsenal. If you have already skipped EF Core 1.0, you might want to take a look at EF Core 2.0 and see what it has to … Continue reading

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What package(s) do I need for EF Core 2.x?

First off, it is important to note that there are a couple of ways to download package(s). 1. You can use NuGet right from inside Visual Studio IDE 2. You can also use CLI (Command Line Interface) Here, I’ll demonstrate … Continue reading

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What is IDENTITY value and how does it work?

An IDENTITY is a system function that returns the last-inserted identity value. Let’s try it out in SQL Server Management Studio. Let’s create a table called Person with it’s IDENTITY starting position set to 1 with an increment value of … Continue reading

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Are stored procedures pre-compiled?

Contrary to the popular belief that a stored procedure is pre-compiled when created is not true. In fact, stored procedure is compiled on the first run or the time when the stored procedure is first executed. more to come…

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How to handle Many-to-Many Relationship in EF Core

There are a few steps that are instrumental in handling a Many-to-Many relationship in EF Core. It must be noted that EF Core 1.1 does not support Many-to-Many relationship right off the bat. However, with a junction table in hand, … Continue reading

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What are Design Patterns in modern software development

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