Mastering Entity Framework Core Course Overview

Course Prerequisites

• Basic Computer Knowledge.

Target Audience for Mastering Entity Framework Core

Master the fundamentals and advanced concepts of Entity Framework Core to enhance your data access strategy in .NET applications.

• Software Developers
• .NET Developers
• Full Stack Developers
• Backend Developers
• Software Architects
• Database Administrators who are keen on ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) strategies
• IT Professionals who want to implement EF Core in their projects
• Technical Leads managing .NET projects
• Application Developers who work with ASP.NET Core and EF Core
• Data Engineers looking to migrate to EF Core for data management
• Programmers seeking to improve performance in database operations

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Mastering Entity Framework Core?

Introduction to Learning Outcomes and Concepts Covered:

Gain mastery over Entity Framework Core with our comprehensive course, designed to equip you with the skills to build data-driven applications efficiently using EF Core's advanced features and tools.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Install and set up Entity Framework Core in your development environment to create your first EF Core application.
• Understand the role and configuration of the DbContext, including context pooling for enhanced performance.
• Create a model with Entity Framework Core, defining relationships and advanced table mappings to accurately represent your database schema.
• Manage database schemas through migrations, and learn reverse engineering techniques for database scaffolding.
• Execute queries to fetch data, including loading related entities and understanding the nuances of EF Core's querying capabilities.
• Learn how to save data to the database effectively, covering the full spectrum of Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations.
• Grasp the intricacies of change tracking within Entity Framework Core and how it manages changes to data entities.
• Implement logging and diagnostics to monitor and troubleshoot the behavior of your EF Core applications.
• Explore best practices for testing EF Core applications, ensuring your code's reliability and stability.
• Optimize performance in EF Core applications, identifying and mitigating common bottlenecks.
• Discover various database providers compatible with Entity Framework Core, and how to configure them to work with your application.