repository-pattern

Generic Repository With EF 4.1 what is the point

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You are actually right. DbContext is an implementation of the unit of work pattern and IDbSet is an implementation of the repository pattern. Repositories are currently very popular and overused. Everybody use them just because there are dozens of articles about creating repository for entity framework but nobody actually describes challenges related to this decision. … Read more

What’s an Aggregate Root?

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In the context of the repository pattern, aggregate roots are the only objects your client code loads from the repository. The repository encapsulates access to child objects – from a caller’s perspective it automatically loads them, either at the same time the root is loaded or when they’re actually needed (as with lazy loading). For … Read more