Configuring Entity Framework Core Migrations for WPF Projects
WPF applications targeting .NET 5 or later often encounter issues when generating database migrasions with Entity Framework Core. The tooling fails to instantiate the DbContext because the design-time environment lacks the necessary startup configuration. Implementing the IDesignTimeDbContextFactory interface resolves this by providing an expli ...
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:43 +0000 by jasonman1
EF Core LINQ Query Fails to Set Property Values in Projection
.NET projects using Entity Framework Core sometimes encounter a peculiar issue when projecting query results into view models. Consider the following entities:
public class Cat
{
public string? Name { get; set; }
public string? MasterId { get; set; }
}
public class User
{
public string? Id { get; set; }
public string? Name { ge ...
Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:56:58 +0000 by slick101
Data Storage and Microservices in ASP.NET Core
Understanding HTTP
Before diving into REST, you should have a solid understanding of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). HTTP was created in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Rseearch. In the early days of computing, researchers would publish their findings in physical journals, which meant lengthy turna ...
Posted on Wed, 20 May 2026 19:06:03 +0000 by joix