Choosing the Right AWS Database in 2024: RDS vs. DynamoDB vs. Aurora
A comprehensive comparison of AWS's flagship database services—RDS, DynamoDB, and Aurora—to help you choose the perfect database for your application's needs in 2024.
Read moreA comprehensive comparison of AWS's flagship database services—RDS, DynamoDB, and Aurora—to help you choose the perfect database for your application's needs in 2024.
Read moreA practical guide to understanding the importance of the partition key in Amazon DynamoDB. Learn how to choose a key that ensures even data distribution and avoids hot partitions for optimal performance.
Read moreAn introduction to Entity Framework Core (EF Core), the standard ORM for .NET. Learn how to set up a DbContext, define entities, and use LINQ to query a database without writing raw SQL.
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A beginner's guide to SQL (Structured Query Language). Learn the fundamental concepts and the basic syntax for querying and manipulating data in relational databases.
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A conceptual guide to Object-Relational Mapping (ORM). Learn what an ORM is, the problem it solves (the object-relational impedance mismatch), and how it allows you to work with databases using the objects and classes of your favorite programming language.
Read moreAn introduction to Amazon Aurora, AWS's cloud-native relational database. Learn how its unique architecture provides the performance and availability of commercial databases at a fraction of the cost.
Read moreA comparison of two of the most popular data access technologies in the .NET world: the full-featured ORM Entity Framework Core and the high-performance micro-ORM Dapper. Learn about their key differences and when to choose one over the other.
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A foundational guide to relational databases. Learn the core concepts of tables, rows, columns, and keys, and understand how SQL is used to define and manipulate the structured data within them.
Read moreA beginner's guide to Amazon DynamoDB, AWS's fully managed NoSQL database service. Learn about its core concepts, including tables, items, and primary keys, and understand its benefits for building scalable applications.
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A beginner's guide to the fundamental commands of SQL (Structured Query Language). Learn how to use SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE to query and manipulate data in a relational database.
Read moreA beginner's guide to Entity Framework Core 1.0, the new, cross-platform Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) for .NET Core. Learn how to use it to work with databases using .NET objects instead of raw SQL.
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