Why did they start using the full ORM? (EF Core)

[itprodavets]

I previously saw in your project the use of direct queries to the database. How much more productive is EF Core now than direct queries to the database?

[bytefish]

It has been refactored from Dapper to EF Core by now:

• https://github.com/dotnet/eShop/blob/main/src/Ordering.API/Application/Queries/OrderQueries.cs

It's confusing, that Dapper is still a PackageReference, because it's nowhere to be used.

Anyway, don't use this repository as guidance on how to use EF Core. The EF Core team says:

No, in general this repo should not be used for guidance on how to use EF Core. There are lot of things in this code that the team considers anti-patterns. (See Here)