Entity Framework in Depth: The Complete Guide

Entity Framework in Depth: The Complete Guide

What you’ll learn

• Understand the differences between database-first and code-first workflows
• Build a domain model using database-first workflow
• Build a domain model using code-first workflow (with an existing or a new database)
• Use code-first migrations to upgrade or downgrade your database
• Override code-first conventions (using data annotations and fluent API)
• Query data using LINQ (using query syntax and extension methods)
• Use eager loading, lazy loading and explicit loading effectively
• Add, update and remove objects
• Use additional tools to profile and troubleshoot your applications
• Understand what the repository pattern is, what and if you need it, and how to implement it
• Apply best practices with Entity Framework