Relational databases aren't designed to make programming against them easier, but to ensure performance, data consistency and concurrency. Seldom do developers work directly with data in the form that ...

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A number of testers who've been dabbing with the first version of Microsoft's ADO.Net Entity Framework are unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken with the technology -- so much so that they've ...

Even in a Code First environment, you can call a stored procedure from a DbContext object. But it's a lot easier if you use the visual designer. I frequently get asked if Entity Framework (EF) in a ...

Asynchronous programming helps you to improve the overall performance and responsiveness of your application. In this article we will explore the basics of asynchronous programming and write code to ...

How to use the InMemory provider in Entity Framework Core to test your methods without hitting the database or using fakes and mocks The InMemory database provider is an exciting feature in newer ...

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NEW DELHI - INDIA : Often developers need to understand the database before they can write access codes for it. Understanding complex database structure that is controlled by administrator becomes a ...