Dec 23, 2025 · 5 min read · Questions: What is the best project structure for a Dockerized application targeting Linux with Entity Framework Core migrations in a separate project? Should the application code and AppDbContext be in one project, and should the migrations project...
Join discussionDec 23, 2025 · 6 min read · 1. How Migration Generation Works (The Internals) Many developers believe Add-Migration compares your code to the database. It does not. It compares your code to the Model Snapshot. The "Diff" Mechanism When you run Add-Migration <Name>, EF Core perf...
Join discussionFeb 20, 2025 · 2 min read · Background I recently wrote an EF Core migration which included dropping an index. This index was somewhat unusual, as it didn’t follow our naming conventions and we didn’t know how it had been added. The disparity in naming suggested it may have bee...
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May 18, 2024 · 10 min read · Managing database schemas as your applications grow can quickly become a headache. Manual changes are error-prone and time-consuming. This can easily lead to inconsistencies between development and production environments. I've seen these issues firs...
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Oct 23, 2023 · 5 min read · 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...
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