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In this post, we'll look at some pitfalls and ideas EF Core users like yourself may want to consider when developing an application. Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a ground-up rewrite of Microsoft's object-database mapping framework. Getting started with EF Core is relatively straightforward, but mastering it can take an entire career. As a long-time user of earlier Entity Framework versions,

With the .NET 5 release comes the newest Entity Framework Core version, unsurprisingly called Entity Framework Core 5 (EF Core 5). The .NET community got its first glimpse of Entity Framework (EF) on August 11th, 2008, with the release of .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. Let's say a few things have changed since the initial release. For those unfamiliar with the technology, Entity Framework is a

Today we’ve published another bug-fix build for the Rider 2019.1 release. Here are some important fixes we’ve made in the Rider 2019.1.3 build: (more…)

The latest Rider 2018.3 EAP build extends Rider's language injections functionality quite a bit, with SQL language support in string literals. This gives us highlighting, code completion and code analysis, and a Run in console action for SQL inside of a C# string! For all existing and newly added language injections, we can edit fragments in a separate editor! And last but not least, we can now

The second pack of bug-fixes for Rider 2018.2 is ready - please welcome the Rider 2018.2.2 update! In the list below, I will show you the most important fixes in this bugfix update: Paths to Android SDK / NDK now are saved when you click the Save button (RIDER-18864). MSTest unit tests in .NET Core projects can be run again from the editor (RIDER-19209). The spell checker no longer chec

Good news for everyone who is experiencing issues with Rider 2018.2 – today we’re bringing out the Rider 2018.2.1 bug-fix update. This build delivers more than 20 hot fixes, with the most notable being: Connection to Perforce works again (RIDER-18609). NuGet authentication for private NuGet feeds has been fixed (RIDER-18125). The spell checker stops warning about non-English comments, G

Please welcome the new spring release of Rider! Our team has worked hard to make your experience with Rider even smoother and more enjoyable. Download JetBrains Rider 2018.1, or read on for release highlights. (more…)

A while back, we received a very interesting question: how can we run Entity Framework commands like adding migrations or updating the database, in Rider? @JetBrainsRider how do I run EF commands in Rider? in VS I use the pkg manager console — Ricardo Rodrigues (@ricmrodrigues) March 13, 2017 In Visual Studio, Entity Framework commands like Add-Migration and Update-Database are typically

In the recording of this unscripted January 24th webinar, Hadi Hariri and Julie Lerman join forces to help you understand how to do Entity Framework Code First while enjoying the benefits of ReSharper. The webinar recording is available on JetBrains.tv and YouTube. Here is a bit more background on how this webinar came about… When Hadi tried to create an Entity Framework app, he realized just

When Hadi tried to create an Entity Framework app, he realized just how bad of a noob he really was (not surprising). He then decided to call on a favor to Julie, the Data Farm Queen. As Julie was teaching Hadi, he kept interrupting her to tell her about easier ways to do things using ReSharper. That's when they decided to stop right there and make the whole thing public. Julie would teach Hadi EF

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Entity Framework Core 5 – Pitfalls To Avoid and Ideas to Try

Getting Started With Entity Framework Core 5

Rider 2019.1.3 bug-fix update is released!

SQL inside C# strings, fragment editor, run query in console – Language injection updates in Rider 2018.3

Rider 2018.2.2 is released!

Rider 2018.2.1 is released!

Rider 2018.1 is released!

Running Entity Framework (Core) commands in Rider

Webinar Recording – When Hadi Met Julie: A Story of Entity Framework, ReSharper, a Spaniard and The Data Farm Queen

Webinar – When Hadi met Julie, “A story of Entity Framework, ReSharper, A Spaniard and The Data Farm Queen”