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Entity Framework Core Articles, Tutorials & News
Entity Framework Core articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.
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This DotNetNews topic collects Entity Framework Core tutorials material from the daily archive. Entity Framework Core is part of the data-access layer most .NET apps rely on, whether the store is relational or document-oriented. The page is for people who already ship C# and need a faster way to find relevant posts.
Expect publisher tutorials, release notes, architecture write-ups, and field notes linked from DotNetNews issues. Start here is a short editorial shortlist for Entity Framework Core; the archive list is chronological and larger. Nothing here claims every article was production-tested by the editors.
Recurring subtopics in recent issues include EF Core tutorials, EF Core migrations, EF Core performance, and LINQ EF Core. Secondary angles such as Entity Framework Core and EF Core tutorials appear when the archive actually covered them. Related hubs such as Dapper for C# and .NET and SQL Server for C# and .NET cover adjacent problems.
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Editor picks for EF Core
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The Migration That Lied for Two Years
rogerkeizer.medium.com Issue #504
Covers the Migration That Lied for Two Years.
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Fastest Way to Bulk Insert Thousands of Rows in EF Core
codewithmukesh.com Issue #502
Covers fastest Way to Bulk Insert Thousands of Rows in EF Core.
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Entity Framework Core Performance Tuning for Large Applications
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
Optimize EF Core for large apps: Boost performance with AsNoTracking, pagination, indexing, caching, and more.
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EF Core Migration Bundles: What They Are & Why They Matter
medium.com Issue #501
Migration bundles are still underused; this is a useful operational topic.
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The C# 14 field Keyword Looks Like Free Cleanup. It Can Still Break Your EF Core Mapping
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
C# 14 field keyword can break EF Core backing-field mapping and reflection code.
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Track every EF Core record change with temporal tables
roundthecode.com Issue #499
Temporal tables remain one of the most useful underused SQL Server features, and this walks through the EF Core side clearly.
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Stop Over-Fetching: Master EF Core Projections for Faster, Leaner APIs
bogdan-hatis.medium.com Issue #498
If your APIs are slow, projections are one of the highest-value EF Core habits to build early.
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EF Core and Azure SQL Database: A Step-by-Step Guide
antondevtips.com Issue #498
Practical guide for getting EF Core working cleanly against Azure SQL, including resiliency and passwordless access.
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PostgreSQL 19 Beta: Benchmarking JSONB Workloads from .NET APIs
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #529
Benchmark PostgreSQL 19 Beta JSONB workloads from .NET APIs and evaluate query performance, indexing strategies, EF Core behavior, and database scalability.
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.NET 11 Preview 7: What’s New and Why Developers Should Explore It
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #529
A simple and practical look at .NET 11 Preview 7, covering the latest features, performance improvements, ASP.NET Core updates, C# development, EF Core, cloud tools, and what developers should know be...
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PostgreSQL 19 Beta: Benchmarking JSONB Indexes with EF Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #528
Benchmark PostgreSQL 19 Beta JSONB indexes with EF Core by measuring query performance, indexing strategies, execution plans, storage, and application response times.
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.NET 11 Preview 7 Brings Updates Across C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and Windows Forms - infoq.com
infoq.com Issue #528
.NET 11 Preview 7 Brings Updates Across C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and Windows Forms infoq.com
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The Silent Performance Killer: Understanding the N+1 Query Problem in EF Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #527
Learn how to identify and fix the N+1 query problem in Entity Framework Core using Include, projection, relationship queries, and efficient LINQ patterns to improve database performance.
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Benchmarking PostgreSQL 19 Beta Planner Changes with EF Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #527
Benchmark PostgreSQL 19 Beta query planner changes with EF Core using realistic workloads, execution plans, query latency, throughput, and database performance metrics.
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My API Test Passed. EF Core Still Run 51 Queries.
medium.com Issue #526
I was working on an EF Core endpoint and noticed something I’d probably ignored plenty of times before.
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Field-Level Encryption in EF Core: AES-GCM for PII Columns
medium.com Issue #524
Transparent database encryption protects the file, then decrypts for anyone who can query it. When a column holds data sensitive enough…
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EF Core 11 Query Translation Changes Under Real Workloads
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #523
Evaluate EF Core 11 query translation changes with real workloads. Learn to benchmark, inspect SQL, and analyze execution plans for optimal performance.
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Full Outer Joins in LINQ: Performance and SQL Translation
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #523
Explore .NET 11's FullJoin in LINQ for explicit full outer joins. Optimize database queries with EF Core translation and understand performance implications.
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Benchmarking PostgreSQL 18 AIO with Real EF Core Workloads
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #523
Benchmark PostgreSQL 18 AIO with EF Core workloads. Measure impact on ASP.NET Core apps, storage I/O, and query performance.
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.NET Data Community Standup: You won't believe what Chris is doing with EF interceptors 🤯
youtube.com Issue #522
Join us for another show where Chris Klug shows us all the things he uses interceptors for! 🎙️ Featuring: Chris Klug, Jiri Cincura #ef #efcore #data #dotnet #interceptors
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SQL Server Vector Search: Benchmarking EF Core Workloads
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #521
Benchmark SQL Server vector search with EF Core. Explore exact vs. approximate search, performance factors, and best practices for RAG.
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Database Performance in .NET
medium.com Issue #521
In Part 1, I wrote about boundaries. In Part 2, I wrote about aggregates and invariants. In Part 3, I wrote about domain events. In Part 4…
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Deep Dive into EF Core Query Performance: Default Tracking vs. AsNoTracking
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #520
In Entity Framework Core (EF Core), query performance and memory management are heavily governed by one underlying mechanism: Change Tracking. While EF Core's default tracking behavior makes data muta...
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EF Core Tracking Is Silently Wasting Your Memory
medium.com Issue #520
Your endpoint returns 50 order summaries. The query allocates objects for every matching order.
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Benchmarking EF Core Complex-Type Indexes at Scale
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #520
Benchmark EF Core 11 complex-type indexes at scale. Measure query latency, reads, CPU, execution plans, and write overhead.
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Relational Where It Helps, JSONB Where It Must: Persisting IIIF Presentation 3 in PostgreSQL with…
ahmadminoo.medium.com Issue #519
A proof of concept using the real IIIF Manifest object model, EF Core owned entities, Razor Pages, PostgreSQL, and careful JSONB
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Entity Framework N+1 in a Report Loop: The Pre-Fetch Fix Was Going to Crash Large Tenants
medium.com Issue #519
he query loop was firing once per row. The obvious fix loaded the entire tenant’s history into memory. Neither was acceptable.
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How to Resolve SQL Server Error 40 ("Could Not Open a Connection to SQL Server")
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #519
Resolve SQL Server Error 40 in ASP.NET Core. Troubleshoot connection issues with Entity Framework Core, connection strings, and configuration.
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Second-Level Caching in EF Core 10: The Complete Guide
codewithmukesh.com Issue #519
Add second-level caching to EF Core 10 with EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor, Redis, and HybridCache - with real benchmarks and the invalidation gotchas.
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How I Reduced Build Time from Over 5 Minutes to Under 30 Seconds by Consolidating 400+ Entity…
medium.com Issue #518
As developers, we often focus on optimizing application performance for our users, but we sometimes overlook something just as important…
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EF Core 11 Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #518
Boost EF Core 11 performance with 11 essential tips: AsNoTracking, projection, N+1 avoidance, compiled queries, bulk ops & more.
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Ef-timelapse: a time-travel viewer for your EF Core schema published
medium.com Issue #518
A few weeks ago I was staring at a table in a database, trying to figure out when a column showed up and why a particular foreign key…
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Persisting a Rich Domain Model With EF Core
milanjovanovic.tech Issue #518
Every time I show a rich domain model, someone tells me it can't work with EF Core: "EF needs public setters and a public constructor, so the anemic model is…