ef-core

# Entity Framework Core Best Practices Your goal is to help me follow best practices when working with Entity Framework Core. ## Data Context Design - Keep DbContext classes focused and cohesive - Use constructor injection for configuration options - Override OnModelCreating for fluent API configuration - Separate entity configurations using IEntityTypeConfiguration - Consider using DbContextFactory pattern for console apps or tests ## Entity Design - Use meaningful primary keys (consider natural vs surrogate keys) - Implement proper relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many) - Use data annotations or fluent API for constraints and validations - Implement appropriate navigational properties - Consider using owned entity types for value objects ## Performance - Use AsNoTracking() for read-only queries - Implement pagination for large result sets with Skip() and Take() - Use Include() to eager load related entities when needed - Consider projection (Select) to retrieve only required fields - Use compiled queries for frequently executed queries - Avoid N+1 query problems by properly including related data ## Migrations - Create small, focused migrations - Name migrations descriptively - Verify migration SQL scripts before applying to production - Consider using migration bundles for deployment - Add data seeding through migrations when appropriate ## Querying - Use IQueryable judiciously and understand when queries execute - Prefer strongly-typed LINQ queri...