Beginning Entity Framework Core 5: From Novice to Professional

by Eric Vogel

Use the code-driven approach of Entity Framework Core 5 to build a functional web application that accesses a database on the backend server. This book covers the common use cases of Entity Framework that a developer needs to master in order to begin building applications that run against a database. Throughout the book you will be shown how to use Entity Framework Core 5 by implementing a simple ASP.NET Core Razor Pages line-of-business application. This example application will be similar to those you might write yourself and deploy to your users on a web or intranet site via a browser. 
This book takes a code-first approach in which your database will be created and seeded programmatically. You won’t need to create the database through your database engine’s interface. Instead, you will be shown how to define your data model in Entity Framework, and then let Entity Framework do the work of creating your database and schema for you. From there you will learn how to seed your database with example data, then to implement the common, so-called CRUD operations consisting of creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting rows of data. By the end of the book you will have built a well-designed application that you can use as the basis for future applications that you create in your job. 

What You Will LearnDownload and install Entity Framework Core 5Perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operationsCreate and seed a database with example data using Entity Framework Core 5Incrementally add new database functionality through Entity Framework Core 5 migrationsRecognize when to take advantage of new features introduced in Entity Framework Core 5Deliver line-of-business applications using ASP.NET Core that run in a browser
Who This Books Is For
Developers who are familiar with C# and the .NET Framework who want to learn database access using Entity Framework Core 5. For developers creating web-based, line-of-business applications who want to create those applications more quickly and efficiently when databases are involved. 

Genres: Programming

332 pages, Paperback

Published March 17, 2021

Reviews

[Ben Rand · Rating 1 out of 5]

Egregious errors throughout, poor editing, and little explanation of why you're doing stuff. It's maybe OK if you want a super quick intro to Entity Framework, but little else.

[Juande · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would remove "from novice to professional" from the cover since the book is a general introduction. Good for beginners.

[Nuno Nogueira · Rating 1 out of 5]

I should have read some reviews before reading this book. I agree that the title should be "For Beginners" and not "Beginner to Professional".