Microsoft announced a new data access driver for SQL Server that should be the path forward for data developers in the era of .NET Core.

.NET 6 adds the ability for ADO.NET database drivers to support efficient command batching using native protocols.

In this article we will examine how we can configure the DbContext using an instance of DbContextOptions to connect to a database and perform CRUD operations using the Entity Framework Core provider.

Entity Framework Core allows you to store and retrieve data to and from an in-memory database. It’s a quick and easy way to test your ASP.NET Core 6 web applications.

If screaming speed in data access is the most important thing in your life, SQL Server's durable in-memory, memory-optimized tables are your answer. They were good in SQL Server 2014 and they're even ...