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C# Entity Framework Migrations Getting Started with Using Migrations What are Migrations?

Posted by Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,489 Points

EF Migrations

Is a Migration something like a git commit for the model.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points

Not quite. a git commit would just store the model itself in the repository. But a migration uses the model to create or change the database.

Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,489 Points

So it's basicly even more than just a snapshot or a commit

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points

My point was that it's different, and a source control system is perhaps not a good basis for comparison.