The promise of .NET has always included cross-platform capabilities, allowing developers to build applications that run seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS. However, this dream can quickly turn into a mirage when you rely on third-party packages, even those from Microsoft, that are intrinsically tied to the Windows operating system.

In the realm of data access, the choice between Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs) like Entity Framework (EF) Core and direct SQL approaches like Dapper can significantly impact application performance. This post delves into the nuances of each and explore a comparative analysis using .NET code examples.

Working with Microsoft EF Core you might need to recover the records on the entity framework migration history table. Here’s an easy way to do it.

In this blog post, I want to share with you why I think you should use only LTS versions of .NET when programming

Developing a project using .NET Core and Entity Framework, using an existing database, does not come with a Model update wizard. But still, it doesn’t have to be a daunting task.