Beginner
Entity Framework Core: The Complete Guide for .NET Developers
Learn Entity Framework Core end to end: DbContext, modeling, relationships, migrations, querying, change tracking, complex types, JSON columns and EF Core 10.
Data Access & EF Core
Work with data in .NET: Entity Framework Core, performance tuning, Dapper, migrations, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, MongoDB and caching strategies.
8 guides
Most application performance problems are really data access problems. These guides help you choose the right tools and use them well. Learn Entity Framework Core from modeling to advanced querying, tune it for production workloads, and know when to drop down to Dapper or ADO.NET.
The category also covers zero-downtime schema migrations, SQL Server and PostgreSQL internals every developer should know, document databases such as Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB, and caching from IMemoryCache to Redis and HybridCache.
Advanced
EF Core Performance Tuning: Proven Techniques and Checklist
Speed up EF Core with proven techniques: no-tracking queries, projections, split queries, pooling, compiled queries, bulk updates, indexes and SQL logging.
Intermediate
Dapper and ADO.NET: High-Performance Data Access in .NET
Learn when to go below EF Core with ADO.NET and Dapper: readers, pooling, multi-mapping, safe parameters, transactions, Dapper.AOT and SqlBulkCopy.
Advanced
Database Migrations and Zero-Downtime Schema Changes in .NET
Ship schema changes safely in .NET: EF Core migrations, bundles, idempotent scripts, CI/CD rollout, expand-contract, backfills, DbUp and FluentMigrator.
Intermediate
SQL Server for .NET Developers: Indexes, Query Plans and Transactions
SQL Server for .NET developers: design indexes, read execution plans, fix parameter sniffing, choose isolation levels, handle deadlocks and use SQL Server 2025.
Intermediate
NoSQL in .NET: A Practical Guide to Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB
NoSQL in .NET with Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB: document modeling, partition keys, consistency, request units, SDK patterns and EF Core providers.
Intermediate
Caching in .NET: In-Memory, Distributed, Redis and HybridCache
Caching in .NET explained: IMemoryCache, IDistributedCache, Redis and HybridCache, plus invalidation, TTL design, cache keys, serialization and hit ratio.
Intermediate
PostgreSQL with .NET: Npgsql, EF Core and pgvector
A practical guide to PostgreSQL in .NET: Npgsql pooling and multiplexing, EF Core JSONB, arrays, full-text search, COPY imports and pgvector search.
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