Video description
Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition is an in-depth guide to reading and writing databases with EF Core. Revised from the bestselling original edition, it’s filled with over 100 diagrams, code snippets, and examples—including building and scaling your own bookselling web application. Learn from author Jon Smith’s extensive experience working with EF Core in production, as you discover time-saving patterns and best practices for security, performance tuning, and unit testing. All of the book’s code is available on GitHub.About the Technology
Entity Framework radically simplifies data access in .NET applications. This easy-to-use object-relational mapper (ORM) lets you write database code in pure C#. It automatically maps classes to database tables and enables queries with standard LINQ commands. It even generates SQL, so you don’t have to!
About the Book
Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition teaches you to write flawless database interactions for .NET applications. Following relevant examples from author Jon Smith’s extensive experience, you’ll progress quickly from EF basics to advanced techniques. In addition to the latest EF features, this book addresses performance, security, refactoring, and unit testing. This updated edition also contains new material on NoSQL databases.
What's Inside
- Configuring EF to define every table and column
- Updating your schema as your app grows
- Integrating EF with existing C# application
- Writing and testing business logic for database access
- Applying a Domain-Driven Design to EF Core
- Getting the best performance out of EF Core
About the Reader
For .NET developers familiar with relational databases.
About the Author
Jon P. Smith is a freelance software developer and architect with a special focus on .NET and Azure.
Quotes
The most comprehensive reference for EF Core that does—or ever will—exist.
- Stephen Byrne, Intel Corporation
The definitive guide to EF Core. Filled with real world examples, it’s the most practical way to enhance your EF Core skill set.
- Paul Brown, Diversified Services Network
I firmly believe anyone using EF Core will find something to up their game in this book.
- Anne Epstein, Headspring
Remains a go-to resource for me while working with Entity Framework.
- Foster Haines, J2 Interactive
Table of contents
- Part 1. Getting started
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Entity Framework Core
- Chapter 2. Querying the database
- Chapter 3 Changing the database content
- Chapter 4. Using EF Core in business logic
- Chapter 5. Using EF Core in ASP.NET Core web applications
- Chapter 6. Tips and techniques for reading and writing with EF Core
- Part 2. Entity Framework in depth
- Chapter 7. Configuring nonrelational properties
- Chapter 8. Configuring relationships
- Chapter 9. Handling database migrations
- Chapter 10. Configuring advanced features and handling concurrency conflicts
- Chapter 11. Going deeper into the DbContext
- Part 3. Using Entity Framework Core in real-world applications
- Chapter 12. Using entity events to solve business problems
- Chapter 13. Domain-Driven Design and other architectural approaches
- Chapter 14. EF Core performance tuning
- Chapter 15. Master class on performance-tuning database queries
- Chapter 16. Cosmos DB, CQRS, and other database types
- Chapter 17. Unit testing EF Core applications
- Appendix. A. brief introduction to LINQ
Product information
- Title: Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2021
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: None
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