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# [.NET Code-First: Understanding EF Migrations](https://gaatif.hashnode.dev/dotnet-code-first-deisgn-and-ef-migrations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Entity Framework Core’s Code-First strategy empowers developers to design their database schema directly from C# models. It’s clean, expressive, and ideal for agile development. But to use it effectively, you need to understand how migrations work, h...

Oct 23, 2023 · 5 min read · gaatif.hashnode.dev  
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[Atta Ur Rahman](https://hashnode.com/@AtRahman)

[Sep 23, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/dotnet-code-first-deisgn-and-ef-migrations/68d26e2d47ead4f894c8b83c/comment/68d28f21d95556d72388fc1f)

Nice and simple to understand