Every application uses data, and a thorough knowledge of Entity Framework Core is key to building successful .NET and .NET Core applications. In this course, Entity Framework Core 2.1: What’s New Playbook, you’ll learn how to take full advantage of the most impactful features added to EF Core 2 in this update. First, you’ll learn how to use some returning features that work quite differently than they did in EF6, for example, data seeding, lazy loading and GroupBy queries. Next, you’ll explore some completely new features such as view mapping, change tracking event handlers, and type conversions. Finally, you’ll discover some of the small changes that can have a big impact on your code. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a deep knowledge of these important features in EF Core 2.1, enhancing your capability to create efficient and intelligent data access logic in your software.
Author Name: Julie Lerman
Author Description:
Julie Lerman is a software coach with over 30 years of experience building software. As a coach, Julie provides support for DDD and architecture implementation, facilitates Event Storming workshops and domain discovery. She also provides deep dives into Entity Framework for her clients in the .NET world. Julie is a long-time Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director and Docker Captain who lives in the hills of Vermont and continues to be known as the world’s top expert in E… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Setting the Stage for the EF Core 2.1 Release
  8mins
• Seeding the Database and In-Memory Test Provider
  29mins
• Exerting More Control Over Saving with System Transactions
  18mins
• Tapping into the Pipeline with New Tracking Events
  21mins
• Lazy Loading With and Without Proxies
  30mins
• Mapping More .NET Types and Enums with Value Conversions
  18mins
• Transferring the GroupBy Effort to the Server
  20mins
• Introducing Query Types for More Flexible Data Models
  25mins
• Benefiting from Minor Changes with Major Impact
  29mins