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Entity Framework Core Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Peres
Book Image

Entity Framework Core Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Peres

Overview of this book

Entity Framework is a highly recommended Object Relation Mapping tool used to build complex systems. In order to survive in this growing market, the knowledge of a framework that helps provide easy access to databases, that is, Entity Framework has become a necessity. This book will provide .NET developers with this knowledge and guide them through working efficiently with data using Entity Framework Core. You will start off by learning how to efficiently use Entity Framework in practical situations. You will gain a deep understanding of mapping properties and find out how to handle validation in Entity Framework. The book will then explain how to work with transactions and stored procedures along with improving Entity Framework using query libraries. Moving on, you will learn to improve complex query scenarios and implement transaction and concurrency control. You will then be taught to improve and develop Entity Framework in complex business scenarios. With the concluding chapter on performance and scalability, this book will get you ready to use Entity Framework proficiently.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Index

Chapter 1. Improving Entity Framework in the Real World

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Improving Entity Framework by using a code-first approach
  • Unit testing and mocking
  • Creating databases from code
  • Creating mock database connections
  • Implementing the repository pattern
  • Implementing the unit of work pattern