Other ORM frameworks

In addition to EF Core, there are numerous other ORM frameworks available for .NET. Some of the most popular include the following:

• Dapper (https://dapperlib.github.io/Dapper/): Dapper is a micro-ORM framework that is designed to be fast and lightweight. Dapper does not support change tracking, but it is easy to use, and it is very fast. As the official documentation says, “Dapper’s simplicity means that many features that ORMs ship with are stripped out. It worries about the 95% scenario and gives you the tools you need most of the time. It doesn’t attempt to solve every problem.” The performance is one of the most important features of Dapper. Maybe it is not fair to compare Dapper’s performance with EF Core, because EF Core provides many more features than Dapper. If you are looking for a simple ORM framework that is fast and easy to use, Dapper is a good choice. In some projects, Dapper is used with EF Core to provide...