Summary
In this chapter, you learned:
- How to connect to an existing SQL Server database.
- How to execute a simple query and process the results using fast and low-level ADO.NET.
- How to execute a simple query and process the results using the slower but more object-oriented EF Core.
- How to configure and decide between three mapping strategies for type hierarchies.
- How to implement calculated properties on entity creation.
In the next chapter, you will learn how to use cloud-native data storage with Azure Cosmos DB.