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Another Use Case for DbContext.Add in EFCore (and a DDD win)
If you are like me and design your classes following Domain-Driven Design principals , you may find yourself with code like this for controlling how objects get added to collections in the root entity....
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Copying an Azure Function App using the Portal, GitHub and Cloud Shell
I’ve got an Azure Function App with some functions that I built for a demo for a conference session. I first used this at AngularMix and had named the function app AngularMix2017. Then when I did it...
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Domain-Driven Design Europe 2018 in Amsterdam
I’m excited to be attending and speaking at DDD Europe 2018 in Amsterdam on Feb 1-2 2018. It’s an honor to be on the speaker roster with so many DDD gurus and other people with amazing DDD experiences...
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The Secret to Running EF Core 2.0 Migrations from a NET Core or NET Standard...
I have had two people that watched my Pluralsight EF Core Getting Started course (which will soon be joined by an EF Core 2: Getting Started course) ask the same question, which mystified me at first....
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New Pluralsight Course! EF Core 2: Getting Started
I’ve recently published my 19th course on Pluralsight.com: Entity Framework Core 2: Getting Started. It’s 2hrs 40 minutes long and focuses on the basics. This is using EF Core 2.0.1 in Visual Studio...
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Pluralsight Annual Subscriptions are 33% Off This Week
Right now…$100 off an annual personal subscription. You can also use it to upgrade or renew existing subscriptions. If you want to “try before you buy”, hit me up for a 30 day trial code.
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Talking about my work and of course EF Core 2 on The 6 Figure Dev Podcast
I had a great time chatting with the The 6 Figure Developer podcast hosts this spring. We talked about how I got started, what I actually do for a living, what a Microsoft Director is (and isn’t), how...
View ArticleDefining a Defining Query in EF Core 2.1
I have to cut out some text from a too-long article I’ve written for a magazine (links when it’s published), so here is a simple example of using the new ToQuery method for creating a defining query in...
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EF Core’s IsConfigured and Logging
I got a little confused about some behavior today and finally realized my mistake so thought I would share it. This mostly happens in demo apps that I’m building that are not using ASP.NET Core. In...
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Pluralsight Subscriptions On Sale This Week!
Pluralsight is having a summer sale on annual subscriptions – $100 off (i.e. $199 for an entire year’s access to the entire library) which is a pretty amazing price for what you’re getting. Heck the...
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My First Newsletter: New Course, Pluralsight Discount, Workshops & More
I recently decided it was time to start a newsletter to be sure people who are interested don’t miss out on things like new Pluralsight courses or articles that I’ve published, conferences I’m...
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Grateful for the 16th MVP Award from Microsoft
15 years ago, July 1, 2003, I got a surprise in the mail. An envelope with this sheet of paper welcoming me to the Microsoft MVP program for the things I had done in the community in the past year....
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Getting the SQL Server 2019 for Linux CTP2.0 Docker Image
If you are used to pulling the mssql-server images from the microsoft repository, e.g., docker pull microsoft/mssql-server that won’t work for the 2019 CTP. I was able to repull (aka update) using the...
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Domain-Driven Design Europe 2018 in Amsterdam
I’m excited to be attending and speaking at DDD Europe 2018 in Amsterdam on Feb 1-2 2018. It’s an honor to be on the speaker roster with so many DDD gurus and other people with amazing DDD experiences...
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Getting the SQL Server 2019 for Linux CTP2.0 Docker Image
If you are used to pulling the mssql-server images from the microsoft repository, e.g., docker pull microsoft/mssql-server that won’t work for the 2019 CTP. I was able to repull (aka update) using the...
View ArticleLogging in EF Core 2.2 Has a Simpler Syntax–More like ASP.NET Core
Logging EF Core’s memory operations and SQL operations has evolved a few times since EF Core arrived. It takes advantage of the same underlying features that ASP.NET Core uses. If you are using ASP.NET...
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Building C# Project-based Azure Functions in Visual Studio Code
I’ve been using the Azure Functions for Visual Studio Code for some time now and they continue to evolve in great ways. The latest shift threw me for a loop so I thought I would document some of it for...
View ArticleA Few Coding Patterns with the MongoDB C# API
In the February 2019 issue of MSDN Magazine (not yet published but I will come back and add a link when it is), my Data Points column explored working with the MongoDB model of Azure Cosmos DB using...
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Pluralsight Annual Subscriptions are 33% Off This Week
Right now…$100 off an annual personal subscription. You can also use it to upgrade or renew existing subscriptions. If you want to “try before you buy”, hit me up for a 30 day trial code.
View ArticleA Few Coding Patterns with the MongoDB C# API
In the February 2019 issue of MSDN Magazine (Exploring the Multi-Model Capability of Azure Cosmos DB Using Its API for MongoDB), my Data Points column explored working with the MongoDB model of Azure...
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