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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…

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Your First EF Core Migration: Step-by-Step with Real Examples

I still remember the first time I ran my EF Core migration in one of my projects, it was for a payment system where we…

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Code-First vs. Database-First: Which EF Core Approach Should You Use?

In one of my client projects a few years ago, we had to extend an existing HR and payroll system. At first, I thought it…

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Understanding DbContext and DbSet: The Core of EF

I remember when I was just starting to use Entity Framework (EF) seriously in one of my previous projects, a financial settlement system, the biggest…

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How to Install and Configure EF Core in .NET 9 Projects

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re either just starting with Entity Framework Core or you’re moving an older project to .NET 9 and want…

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Getting Started with Entity Framework Core: From Zero to Working DbContext

When I first worked on an internal reporting tool for our financial system, I was greeted by thousands of lines of raw ADO.NET, SqlCommand, DataReader,…

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FluentValidation with Blazor WebAssembly: Making Validation Less Painful

Not too long ago, I wrote a blog post titled Getting Started with FluentValidation, where I focused more on how to use FluentValidation in the…

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CQRS with MediatR in ASP.NET Core: Clean Separation of Concerns

Hi there! If you’ve been building ASP.NET Core applications for a while, like I have, you probably reached a point where you started asking yourself:…