11 article(s)

• Implement Repository Pattern with ASP.NET Core Web API

  Implement the Repository Pattern with ASP.NET Core Web API on .NET 10 — EF Core 10, DTO mapping with extension methods, async CRUD operations, and the built-in OpenAPI support with Scalar.

  @llaxmikant · Jul 13, 2026
• AutoMapper in ASP.NET Core Web API — and the Modern Alternatives

  AutoMapper usage in ASP.NET Core Web API, its 2025 commercial licensing change, and the modern alternatives — hand-written mapping extension methods and the Mapperly source generator.

  @llaxmikant · Jun 12, 2026
• Modern .NET Backend Roadmap — Part 2: Repository Pattern

  Implement the repository pattern over EF Core the useful way: use-case-shaped interfaces, AsNoTracking reads, unit-of-work saves, correct lifetimes, and the anti-patterns to dodge.

  @llaxmikant · May 29, 2026
• Getting Started with ASP.NET Core Web API and Entity Framework

  Build your first ASP.NET Core Web API on .NET 10 with Entity Framework Core — scaffold models from SQL Server, add an async controller, and test with the built-in OpenAPI document and Scalar.

  @llaxmikant · May 28, 2026
• EF Core Migrations in a Separate Assembly

  To keep EF Core migrations in a separate assembly, move your DbContext and migrations into a class library, tell EF which assembly owns the migrations with…

  @llaxmikant · Mar 29, 2026
• Using Fluent API in EF Core Code First

  EF Core Fluent API configuration in OnModelCreating — tables, columns, keys, indexes, relationships, query filters, value conversions, and when to prefer it over DataAnnotations.

  @llaxmikant · Feb 16, 2026
• How to Configure Entity Relationships using Fluent API in Entity Framework Core

  Configure one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships with the EF Core Fluent API — HasOne/WithOne, HasForeignKey, OnDelete behaviors, and EF Core 5+ skip navigations without a join entity

  @llaxmikant · Feb 11, 2026
• EF Core Code First Migrations with DataAnnotations Attributes

  Shape your SQL Server schema with DataAnnotations — Table, Column, Key, Required, MaxLength, Index, Timestamp, ConcurrencyCheck — and apply it with EF Core migrations, verified against a real database

  @llaxmikant · Jan 27, 2026
• Entity Framework Core Database-First Tutorial

  Database-first in EF Core means you point a tool at an existing SQL Server database and it generates the entity classes and DbContext for you, instead of you…

  @llaxmikant · Jan 15, 2026
• ASP.NET Core Autocomplete — Native datalist, fetch, and jQuery UI

  Add autocomplete to ASP.NET Core pages with the native datalist element and fetch — debounced requests, capped suggestions, a custom dropdown variant, and the legacy jQuery UI hookup.

  @llaxmikant · Dec 7, 2025
• ASP.NET Core MVC Model Binding

  How ASP.NET Core turns route values, query strings, forms, and JSON bodies into typed action parameters — binding sources, complex types, collections, and the classic empty-model gotcha.

  @llaxmikant · Aug 11, 2025