Tracking vs NoTracking Queries in EF Core: Performance Matters
If you have been working with EF Core for a while, you probably stumbled on something called tracking and no tracking queries. When I first…
Masasi Arai
Solutions Architect | Developer | Blogger
Masasi Arai
Solutions Architect | Developer | Blogger
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KISS in Programming: Why Simplicity Sometimes Beats Clean Architecture
When I first learned about Clean Architecture, it looked like the perfect way to build software. Layers are separated, dependencies are inverted, and everything seems…
KISS in Programming: Introduction
When I started writing software, people always tell me about patterns, architectures, clean code, solid, layered design, all those big words. They are all helpful,…
Unit Testing EF Core Code with In-Memory Database
When I started working with Entity Framework Core (EF Core), unit testing wasn’t something I gave much attention to. I was more focused on building…
Integrating EF Core with Minimal APIs
When I first tried using EF Core with Minimal APIs, I honestly thought it would be just a smaller version of a regular Web API…
EF Core with Blazor WebAssembly: Handling Local and Server Data
When I first started mixing EF Core with Blazor WebAssembly, I honestly thought it would be as simple as plugging in my DbContext on the…
EF Core with Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core
When I first started using EF Core inside an ASP.NET Core project, I honestly didn’t think too much about dependency injection. I just wanted to…
LINQ with EF Core: From Simple Queries to Real Business Logic
When I first started with Entity Framework Core, I thought LINQ was just a convenient way to avoid writing SQL manually. And honestly, that’s how…
Seeding Your Database with EF Core the Right Way
When I first started using EF Core in one of my projects, I thought seeding data was just about throwing some “default” values into the…
Using Data Annotations vs Fluent API in EF Core: What I Learned from a Real Project
In one of my previous projects, a complex multi-tenant inventory management system. I had to make a big decision early on while working with Entity…
