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Maximizing Entity Framework Core Query Performance

Entity Framework Core query performance is something that comes up often when working on projects that rely on it heavily. I have often heard that Entity Framework is not performant enough which then leads to everything being written as a stored procedure. Usually this happens for two main reasons: developers aren’t familiar with how to […]

.NET Core ASP.NET Core C# Entity Framework Core Patterns

The Repository Pattern is Dead If You Use Entity Framework

That is, it’s dead if you are using Entity Framework Core. If you’re still using straight ADO.NET, or even just dapper, then the repository pattern still probably makes sense for you. If you’re using Entity Framework, then you really aren’t gaining much from doing so anymore. Five years ago, you could reasonably argue that it […]