Dapper In Microsoft .NET

Dapper is a lightweight micro-ORM for .NET, designed for speed and simplicity. It provides near ADO.NET performance while still offering object mapping. Key features: CRUD operations, parameterized queries, multi-mapping, QueryMultiple, transactions, stored procedures. Best suited for read-heavy workloads, microservices, and APIs where performance matters. Often used in a hybrid approach with Entity Framework Core (EF for schema/migrations, Dapper for fast queries). Recommended practices: repository pattern, connection pooling, logging, error handling.