Why developers should or shouldn’t use ef core

Code first: EF Core allows developers to create a database from code, which enables a more agile and test-driven development workflow. LINQ support: EF Core supports LINQ, a powerful and expressive query language, which allows developers to write efficient and readable queries using C# or Visual Basic. EF core is a mature database framework that is based on entity framework, however since EF6 entity framework is no longer supported. read more There are other ways to access a database, like mini Orm like dapper, or plain old stored procedures, and ado .net.

Entity framework isn’t for everyone and this article explores to good, the bad and the ugly.

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