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EF Core vs redb: an object graph against 54 tables and Include
A practitioner's benchmark comparing EF Core with redb Pro on the same Employee object: the EF Core side needs 54 tables, 59 foreign keys and 31 `Include` chains, while redb keeps the graph in a single class. The article argues the gap comes from how many tables must be reassembled into a business object, and walks through query-shape and index changes in recent redb releases.