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…
Masasi Arai
Solutions Architect | Developer | Blogger
Masasi Arai
Solutions Architect | Developer | Blogger
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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…
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…
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…
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…
