It's critical to understand that FromSql is much more limited than SqlQuery in terms of what it can return. SqlQuery, which was available from the DbContext's Database object, allowed you to submit ...

Data seeding is an important step in development process as it provides data for basic functional testing during development. However, data seeding may be also an integral part of the deployment where ...

In Entity Framework 6, "flattening queries" refers to transforming LINQ expressions - especially those involving navigation properties and projections - to avoid generating inefficient or overly ...

Sometimes you really, really, really want to see the SQL that LINQ generates when working with the Entity Framework. For instance, in a comment to a recent tip, a reader mentioned that a LINQ to ...