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Learn why you don't need the Repository pattern with EF Core. This guide explains how EF Core already implements Repository and Unit of Work, shows best practices for using DbContext directly in N-Layered Architecture, Clean Architecture, and Vertical Slice Architecture. Explore EF Core testability with In-Memory DbContext and integration tests. Explores when a custom repository might still be useful
Explore TickerQ, the next-generation .NET job scheduling library built with simplicity and performance in mind, better than Quartz and Hagfire. Get started with TickerQ, integrate it with EF Core, schedule recurring and dynamic jobs, and use its built-in dashboard. TickerQ vs Quartz.NET vs Hangfire.
Discover the top three PDF libraries for .NET developers: IronPDF, QuestPDF, and PuppeteerSharp. Compare features, pricing, and see which works best for your apps. IronPDF is best suited for HTML-to-PDF conversion, compliance with PDF/A and PDF/UA standards, pixel-perfect rendering, editing of PDF documents, and provides security and digital signing. QuestPDF is free for non-commercial use and requires a license for commercial use. Puppeteer-Sharp is primarily a browser automation library first, and not a NET-native PDF SDK.
Discover 5 powerful EF Core NuGet packages that can dramatically improve your .NET applications. Better exception handling in EF Core with EntityFramework.Exceptions. Automatic naming conventions and casing EntityFramework.NamingConventions. Bulk inserts in EF Core with EntityFramework.Extensions. Dynamic queries over LINQ and EF Core - Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DynamicLinq. Automatic Auditing - Audit.EntityFramework.Core.
How to migrate a Modular Monolith to Microservices in .NET: define service boundaries, extract modules into services, replace direct module-to-module calls with service REST/gRPC, introduce asynchronous messaging, add observability with OpenTelemetry and introduce an API Gateway with YARP
Advantages (pros) and disadvantages (cons) of N-Layered Architecture, Clean Architecture and Vertical Slice Architecture. How to combine Clean Architecture with Vertical Slice Architecture to make the best architecture for .NET projects in 2025.
Learn how to create load tests for microservices with NBomber in .NET. Explore how to get started with NBomber, how to create load scenarios, how to run load scenarios in parallel. How to configure load simulation, thresholds, and custom metrics like counter and gauge. How to configure NBomber with JSON config, how to create txt, MD, CSV and HTML reports.
How to create a Specification Pattern in EF Core for building flexible and reusable database queries in .NET projects. Define reusable filters, includes and sorting as specification classes, avoid the problems that come with large, hard-to-maintain repositories. Combine specifications with AND and OR.
Learn how to boost your .NET development productivity by visually designing, generating, and synchronizing your EF Core models with PostgreSQL databases using Entity Developer by Devart. Learn how to use Model-First approach, automatic database script and code generation. Use Devart.Data.PostgreSql.EFCore from dotConnect for PostgreSQL.
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