Explore in-depth Entity Framework Core (EF Core) tutorials, best practices, and performance tips. Learn how to use EF Core for database access, relationships, query optimization, and the latest features in .NET.
Outer joins play a major role in relational data access, yet writing them in LINQ has never been as intuitive as writing SQL. Developers were required to combine GroupJoin, SelectMany, and DefaultIfEmpty() to mimic SQL’s LEFT JOIN behavior. Although the…
Explore every customizable BulkInsert option in Entity Framework Extensions, including behavior settings, custom keys, batch tuning, IncludeGraph, performance options, and provider-specific features.
Discover the most powerful EF Core bulk operation options—from IncludeGraph to batch tuning, temporary tables, audit logs, and events. A must-read for EF Core 10 developers.
EF Core 9 introduces flexible data seeding with UseSeeding() and UseAsyncSeeding(). Learn how to use these new APIs, compare them with HasData(), and follow best practices for initializing your database.
Handling large data sets in EF Core can quickly become a performance challenge, especially when using the standard Where + Contains approach. That’s where Entity Framework Extensions comes in.
Efficient pagination is key when working with large datasets in EF Core. In this guide, we explore two main strategies Offset Pagination and Keyset (Cursor-Based) Pagination, along with advanced techniques like indexing for performance.
EF Core slows down with large datasets. This guide explains how Entity Framework Extensions improves EF Core bulk operations with BulkInsert, BulkUpdate, BulkDelete, BulkMerge, and BulkSynchronize.
When building applications with Entity Framework Core (EF Core), it’s common to find yourself writing the same filtering conditions in multiple queries. Maybe you’re hiding soft-deleted records, limiting results to a specific tenant, or showing only data that a certain…