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Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations: Fundamentals

EF Migrations give you control over your database, and with EF Core 2.1, Migrations have significantly improved. Learn how to develop with migrations as a team, resolve conflicts when they arise, and securely deploy database changes to production.

Michael Perry - Pluralsight course - Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations: Fundamentals
by Michael Perry

What you'll learn

Entity Framework Core Migrations are Microsoft's recommended way of managing application databases. They are extremely powerful, but you have to understand how to use them.

In this course, Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations: Fundamentals, you will learn the foundations of developing and deploying an enterprise application using migrations. First, you will learn how to create, test, and organize migrations. Next, you will discover how to resolve the conflicts that will inevitably arise. Finally, you will explore different methods of deploying database changes to higher environments, and determine which is most appropriate for going to production.

When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of EF Core Migrations needed to build and deploy enterprise applications.

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About the author

Michael Perry - Pluralsight course - Entity Framework Core 2.1 Migrations: Fundamentals
Michael Perry

Mathematician and software developer, Michael L Perry applies formal proof to creating reliable software. He has developed a method starting from the works of the greats (Meyer, Rumbaugh, Knuth), and embodied it in his open-source frameworks (Update Controls and Correspondence).

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