.NET Tools

Understanding how to filter data using EF Core and the Where operator.

Get a preview of all the latest features and improvements set to be shipped with the next major ReSharper and .NET tools releases by downloading the Release Candidate builds that have just landed. Here are the major improvements in each of the new builds: The ReSharper 2023.3 Release Can…

A lot of teams are using Entity Framework or EF Core to work with their database. As an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM), it bridges objects in code to a relational database model, so that as a developer you don’t have to worry too much about the actual database. We all know: that’s not entirely tr…

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) supports a number of ways to load related data. There’s eager loading, lazy loading, and explicit loading. Each of these approaches have their own advantages and drawbacks. In this post, let’s have a quick look at each of these ways to load data for navigational prope…

Learn to use a Soft Delete strategy using Entity Framework Core and the latest versions of .NET.

Whether you use Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs) like Entity Framework Core (EF Core) or Dapper to work with data and databases in your applications or you use the underlying ADO.NET and SqlConnection directly, it’s easy to run into situations where performance could be improved by changing how you …

When working with databases, there are a few tenets to keep in mind to maximize your application's performance. First, reduce the number of network calls. Second, reduce the complexity of your queries. Third, reduce the data retrieved in your result set. If you're an Entity Framework Core 7 user,…

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) like JetBrains Space, YouTrack, and TeamCity Cloud are built around the concept of multi-tenancy. Many other services you are using every day probably are, too! Instead of spinning up a dedicated server for every customer, these services often share server resources whil…

Do you work with Entity Framework Core? Would you like to manage entities right inside your IDE? Then you're in luck! JetBrains Rider helps you effectively manage everything you need in EF Core with ease. In just a few clicks you'll have produced the necessary EF Core boilerplate code that's necessa…