Entity Framework simplifies data access in your application by enabling you to write code to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations sans the need of interacting with the underlying ...

The .NET Entity Framework has come a long way since its early beginnings as an NHibernate alternative and the successor to LinqToSQL. Currently in version 6.0, the ORM is stable and mature but you ...

Gil Fink is a senior architect for the Sela Group and a Microsoft MVP focusing on data platforms. In the May issue of Visual Studio Magazine, Gil wrote a feature exploring the new Code First features ...

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EF Core allows you to instantiate a DbContext in several ways. Learn when and how to use these different approaches in your ASP.NET Core applications. Entity Framework Core is an object-relational ...

It seems like an elementary thing but dealing with numbers beyond whole integers in software is tricky. Differences between rounding in code vs rounding in database storage can catch you off guard if ...

Today I'm going to cover how to do Entity Framework Core migrations in a .NET Core application through the command line and in code. To get started create a new .NET Core Console Application as seen ...

Microsoft ORM Mapper learns column types Vector and JSON in Microsoft SQL Server 2025. At the same time, there is a first insider version of Visual Studio 2026. According to Microsoft's plan, .NET ...

It's almost like a feuding spouse who leaves the partner only to find out how much they're missed and decides not to cut ties completely and maybe hang out with each other now and then. Well, almost.