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title: "EF Core Mapping: Dark Magic (Here Is Why)"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ef-core-mapping-dark-magic-here-is-why--ax6n3dcz8
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ueDwoD-mMg
type: video:youtube
source: "Zoran Horvat"
published: 2026-06-16T06:34:26.022Z
updated: 2026-06-16T06:34:44.043Z
tags: [".net", "c#", "domain-driven-design"]
reading_time: 15
upvotes: 8
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# EF Core Mapping: Dark Magic (Here Is Why)

**[Zoran Horvat](https://daily.dev/sources/zoranhorvat)** · 15 min read · 8 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A deep dive into EF Core 10's mapping capabilities, showing how to persist rich domain models with complex types, value objects, and strongly-typed IDs without compromising domain integrity. Covers configuring value converters, nested complex properties, and private parameterless constructors for EF Core reconstruction. Demonstrates how EF Core translates C# queries on nested domain objects — including custom comparison operators — into correct SQL, enabling domain-centric design without sacrificing query power.

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