comprehensive EF Core + .NET Core coding and architecture practice roadmap
1. EF Core: Core CRUD & Mapping Practice Goal: Master EF Core fundamentals and database mapping. Tasks: Create a .NET Core Web API project. Define DbContext and models with: Data annotations Fluent API mapping Implement basic CRUD for Employee , Project , Invoice . Practice relationship mapping : One-to-one One-to-many Many-to-many Explore shadow properties & computed columns . Use AsNoTracking() for read-only queries to test performance. Mini Coding Exercise: Build Employee-Project management API with CRUD. Test queries with tracking vs no-tracking and measure performance. 2. EF Core: Advanced Features & Performance Goal: Optimize queries and understand advanced EF Core behavior. Tasks: Query Optimization Include() , ThenInclude() for eager loading. Explicit loading vs lazy loading. Projection with Select() for DTOs. Batch Operations ExecuteUpdate , Execute...