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Category: .NET Core

How to update a database’s schema without using EF Core’s migrate feature

Last Updated: January 27, 2021 | Created: January 26, 2021

This article is aimed at developers that want to use EF Core to access the database … Continue reading How to update a database’s schema without using EF Core’s migrate feature

Categories .NET Core, Entity Framework2 Comments on How to update a database’s schema without using EF Core’s migrate feature

Using ValueTask to create methods that can work as sync or async

Last Updated: January 25, 2021 | Created: January 23, 2021

In this article I delve into C#’s ValueTask struct, which provides a subset of the Task … Continue reading Using ValueTask to create methods that can work as sync or async

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New features for unit testing your Entity Framework Core 5 code

New features for unit testing your Entity Framework Core 5 code

Last Updated: January 21, 2021 | Created: January 21, 2021

This article is about unit testing applications that use Entity Framework Core (EF Core), with the … Continue reading New features for unit testing your Entity Framework Core 5 code

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EF Core In depth – Soft deleting data with Global Query Filters

EF Core In depth – Soft deleting data with Global Query Filters

Last Updated: February 20, 2021 | Created: July 2, 2020

This article is about a way to seemingly delete data, but in fact EF Core hides … Continue reading EF Core In depth – Soft deleting data with Global Query Filters

Categories .NET Core, Entity Framework16 Comments on EF Core In depth – Soft deleting data with Global Query Filters
EF Core In depth – what happens when EF Core writes to the database?

EF Core In depth – what happens when EF Core writes to the database?

Last Updated: July 31, 2020 | Created: June 13, 2020

This article is the second “under the hood” view of what happens when you use EF … Continue reading EF Core In depth – what happens when EF Core writes to the database?

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A technique for building high-performance databases with EF Core

A technique for building high-performance databases with EF Core

Last Updated: August 13, 2020 | Created: December 22, 2019

As the writer of the book “Entity Framework Core in Action” I get asked to build, … Continue reading A technique for building high-performance databases with EF Core

Categories .NET Core, Domain-Driven Design, Entity Framework, Performance5 Comments on A technique for building high-performance databases with EF Core
NET Core 3 update to “Entity Framework Core in Action” book

NET Core 3 update to “Entity Framework Core in Action” book

Last Updated: July 31, 2020 | Created: October 19, 2019

With the release of EF Core 3 I wanted to provide updates to my book, “Entity … Continue reading NET Core 3 update to “Entity Framework Core in Action” book

Categories .NET Core, Entity Framework15 Comments on NET Core 3 update to “Entity Framework Core in Action” book
Part 5: A better way to handle authorization – refreshing user’s claims

Part 5: A better way to handle authorization – refreshing user’s claims

Last Updated: July 31, 2020 | Created: July 29, 2019

This article focuses on the ability to update a logged in user’s authorization as soon as … Continue reading Part 5: A better way to handle authorization – refreshing user’s claims

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Part 4: Building a robust and secure data authorization with EF Core

Part 4: Building a robust and secure data authorization with EF Core

Last Updated: July 31, 2020 | Created: July 9, 2019

This article covers how to implement data authorization using Entity Framework Core (EF Core), that is … Continue reading Part 4: Building a robust and secure data authorization with EF Core

Categories .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework23 Comments on Part 4: Building a robust and secure data authorization with EF Core
Getting better data for unit testing your EF Core applications

Getting better data for unit testing your EF Core applications

Last Updated: July 31, 2020 | Created: June 5, 2019

I was building an application using Entity Framework Core (EF Core) for a client and I … Continue reading Getting better data for unit testing your EF Core applications

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