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ErikEJ
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.NET MVP with a passion for .NET Data, Entity Framework Core & DacFX. GitHub OSS maintainer. Publisher of EF Core Power Tools and other .NET Data tools. Blog: https://erikej.github.io
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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 is now Generally Available (GA) - with the same modern look and feel like Visual Studio 2026!
#sqlserver #visualstudio
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November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Looking forward to the release of .NET 10, watching #dotnetconf and sharing my session "Let's create an MCP Server from our .NET tool - and improve our SQL scripts with Copilot"
#dotnet #mcp #mvpbuzz
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
1.5 million installs of my free SQLite Toolbox extension for Visual Studio - unbelievable! If YOU use SQLite with Visual Studio, you should try it out.
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
erikej.bsky.social
If you suffer under slow blob reads with SqlClient, try out 7.0 preview 2!
#dotnet #sqlserver
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Did you rely on the SDK style SQL project in Visual Studio 2022 (with the Microsoft. Build.Sql SDK) and realize this no longer works in VS 2026?

Fear not, you can use our community SDK MsBuild.Sdk.SqlProj in all your IDEs!
#dotnet #sqlserver #sqlprojects #dacfx #ssdt
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September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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New release of SqlQueryStress, with support for the new data json and vector data types in Azure SQL / SQL Server 2025 and update check.

Get the latest signed application from buff.ly/3t9xXbw
September 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Don't use query hints, they said 😱

#sqlserver
August 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Always nice to see users appreciate my free tools, but this Haiku poem takes it to a whole new level!
Get started: buff.ly/BzKOej5
#efcore #dotnet
July 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I am thrilled and humbled to announce that I have been been recognised as a Microsoft MVP for the 17th consecutive year - for my contributions to .NET and Developer Tools, two topics I am very passionate about.
#mvpbuzz #dotnet
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Database engine usage in EF Core Power Tools. SQL Server accounts for 87 %!
#dotnet #efcore
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Current EF Core version usage in EF Core Power Tools. Nice to see that EF Core 8 and 9 now accounts for 86% of usage.
#dotnet #efcore
July 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Please help the community contributor who fixed slow async processing with large data in the SqlClient driver - just add this to your SQL data access library:

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.0-preview2.25178.5" />
July 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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What a milestone - 1/2 million installs of "EF Core Power Tools" - my free and open source Visual Studio extension that makes you more productive with EF Core
#dotnet #visualstudio #efcore

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June 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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It is great how the team (and community folk) that maintains the .NET driver for SQL Server/Azure SQL has started adressing some of the most voted issues recently
#dotnet #sqlserver
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June 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I appreciate any feedback for my tools and libraries, but this one made my day special!
June 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Get the SQLite Toolbox extension for SQL Server Management Studio 21 from VSIX Gallery and install in SSMS so you can manage your SQLite database and migrate data and schema to and from SQL Server
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#ssms #sqlserver
May 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I really enjoy maintaining my open source projects that aim to help .NET data developers be better and more productive. And I appreciate any feedback: bug finds, feature proposals and PRs.

But then there is the 1% 😞 #oss #dotnet
February 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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If you still use ErikEJ.EntityFramework.SqlServer for a modern SQL Server client for EF 6 Classic, it is time to switch to the official package!
#dotnet #efcore
December 15, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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Entity Framework Core Power Tools usage by database engine - Azure SQL / SQL Server amounts to over 91%!
December 15, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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SQLite Toolbox for moving data and schema between SQLite and SQL Server (and managing a SQLite database) has now been updated to support SSMS 21 (preview)
#sqlite #sqlserver
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December 2, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Distribution of EF Core version usage with EF Core Power Tools less than a month after EF Core 9 release
#dotnet #efcore
November 29, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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Build REST API for your database in minutes and with "4 lines of code" using .NET Aspire 9 and a couple of Community Toolkit packages! You can use the API via Swagger right away!
#dotnet #sqlserver #azure #aspire #api
November 13, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Current status:
November 13, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Join me with .NET developers and members of the .NET team to celebrate the .NET 9, .NET Aspire 9 and EF Core 9 release on Tuesday November 12. Watch my session: "Migrate your .NET Framework / EF6 "Classic" app to .NET 9 and Azure SQL" on Thu at 15:00 CET
#dotnet #efcore
November 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM