ErikEJ's Avatar

ErikEJ

@erikej.bsky.social

.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

1,994 Followers  |  481 Following  |  527 Posts  |  Joined: 23.10.2024
Posts Following

Posts by ErikEJ (@erikej.bsky.social)

8 New T-SQL Analysis Rules to Catch Bugs Before They Reach Production Static analysis catches an entire class of bugs and anti patterns during the build process, long before code ever runs in production. The SqlServer.Rules library has just grown with 8 new rules β€” 7…

Just blogged: "8 New T-SQL Analysis Rules to Catch Bugs Before They Reach Production" - the blog post explains the new rules, and the many ways you can take advantage of them.
#dotnet #sqlserver #dacfx

04.03.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Vector Data in .NET - Building Blocks for AI Part 2 - .NET Blog Explore the power of Vector Data in .NET AI for enhancing semantic searches and intelligent applications.

Vector Data in .NET – Building Blocks for AI Part 2

27.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
.NET 10 Decoded, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 4:30 PM | Meetup **Presentation** Back in November 2025 Microsoft released the latest version of .NET, C# and Visual Studio. Our good friend and local MVP Erik Ejlskov Jensen, has picked o

It is never too late - join me in person tomorrow for ".NET 10 Decoded" - get an overview of the .NET 10 stack and new features - live in Ballerup!
#dotnet
buff.ly/YyedUea

25.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom's Business Trip - .NET Blog Understand the impacts of replacing a legacy app with the WinForms Expert Agent and GitHub Copilot through a personal story.

The Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom’s Business Trip

25.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Modernizing REST API Client Code Generator with the New Visual Studio Extensibility Model I recently rebuilt the REST API Client Code Generator extension for Visual Studio from the ground up using the new Visual Studio.Extensibility model. This migration allowed the extension to run…

Modernizing REST API Client Code Generator with the New Visual Studio Extensibility Model
#visualstudio #rest #api

25.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL? - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner Using Copilot with Azure SQL to go from schema design to local development, REST APIs, and Azure deployment, all guided by workspace instructions and skills that keep SQL at the center.

Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL? From Jerry Nixon

21.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Federating Databases with Data API Builder Chaining - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner Using Data API builder and sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint, you can compose and federate data across databases and engines in SQL without relying on linked servers.

Federating Databases with Data API Builder Chaining from Jerry Nixon

20.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Upstream is dead, basically my fork is a complete reboot 10+ years later. I am looking forward to see your propsal

18.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, I try to aim for useful πŸ˜€

15.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just use it to offer to early adopters and for users to confirm fixed issues

15.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No stats there - promoting extensions usually works for me.

15.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Release notes Entity Framework Core Power Tools - reverse engineering, migrations and model visualization in Visual Studio & CLI - ErikEJ/EFCorePowerTools

New release of Entity Framework Core Power Tools for Visual Studio, with latest EF Core drivers and improved mapping of UDT stored procedure parameters

15.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
SQL Database Project Power Tools - Visual Studio Marketplace Extension for Visual Studio - Tools to enhance the SQL Database Projects developer experience, including Project and Item templates, Import existing databases, create E/R diagrams and much more.

New release of SQL Database Projects Power Tools for Visual Studio, now with the ability to scaffold a Data API Builder SQL MCP Server (and REST API) directly from your database project.

15.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Gotta love the updated VSIX Gallery! Thanks, @madskristensen

15.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need at least 12 testers to use a closed beta release of my Morning Dew Android app for two weeks before I can release it. If you have a Google Play account and want to try it early, send me a private message with your email address. I'll add you to the list of testers.

14.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026 - .NET Blog Visual Studio 18.3 brings GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET, an AI-powered test agent for generating and managing unit tests across your codebase.

GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

12.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Home DacFx, SqlPackage, and other SQL development libraries enable declarative database development and database portability across SQL versions and environments. Share feedback here on dacpacs, bacpacs...

There is now a roadmap for sqlpackage / DacFX - note the plans to add support for SQL Database Projects in SSMS!
#dotnet #sqlserver
buff.ly/E8GDDQp

11.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
.NET 11 Preview 1 is now available! - .NET Blog Explore .NET 11 Preview 1, now available with updates to the runtime, libraries, and more. Get the details today!

.NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!

11.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
.NET and .NET Framework February 2026 servicing releases updates - .NET Blog A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for February 2026.

.NET and .NET Framework February 2026 servicing releases updates

11.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Release Container publish support Β· rr-wfm/MSBuild.Sdk.SqlProj In this new major release of MSBuild.Sdk.SqlProj we've included support for publishing container images directly from a project. The published container image contains both your projects build arti...

Jonathan Mezach just levelled up our SQL Database Project SDK with container publishing - publish a container to that includes your .dacpac and publish everywhere!
#sqlserver #azuresql #dotnet

08.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
.NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows - .NET Blog An announcement of .NET Framework 3.5 servicing updates on new versions of Windows.

.NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows

06.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Getting Started with SQL Database Project Power Tools SQL Database Project Power Tools is a free Visual Studio extension that makes working with SQL database projects easier and more productive. This guide will help you get started with the key features.

Just blogged: Getting Started with SQL Database Project Power Tools - a new Visual Studio extension to improve the SQL Projects developer experience

#visualstudio #dotnet #sqlserver

buff.ly/MFDg1Mm

29.01.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
.NET AI Essentials - The Core Building Blocks Explained - .NET Blog Learn how Microsoft.Extensions.AI provides a unified API for building intelligent .NET applications with any LLM provider - one interface, endless possibilities, with built-in middleware, telemetry, structured...

.NET AI Essentials – The Core Building Blocks Explained

29.01.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 - Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together - .NET Blog Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 for expert insights on .NET, Azure, AI, and cloud-native development from top speakers.

Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 – Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together

27.01.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
SQL Formatter Adds support for the Format Document command for SQL files. Use Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D to execute the command to format the document. Configure the formatting behavior through options.

Build with actual SSMS supplort: www.vsixgallery.com/extension/Sq...

21.01.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
SQL Formatter Adds support for the Format Document command for SQL files. Use Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D to execute the command to format the document. Configure the formatting behavior through options.

Excellent question - "someone" commented out the SSMS target on the MarketPlace version - but the latest build on VSIX Gallery works with SSMS www.vsixgallery.com/extension/Sq...

21.01.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This extension is awesome, thank you very much for your great work! I'm using it right now and I will recommend it to all of my customers πŸ˜‰ I’ve only noticed two small things, so I’ve opened a couple of issues in the repository, but they’re very minor requests.

20.01.2026 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
SQL Formatter - Visual Studio Marketplace Extension for Visual Studio - Adds support for the Format Document command for SQL files. Use Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D to execute the command to format the document. Configure the formatting behavior through…

SQL Formatter for Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio 22 is now available on VS MarketPlace!
#visualstudio #ssms #sqlserver

marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

20.01.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Looking at them now. Please let me know any other ideas for Improvements and new features.

20.01.2026 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
MSBuild.Sdk.SqlProj 4.0.0-beta.1 Provides targets for projects that result into a data-tier application package (DACPAC).

Preview release of our SQL Database Project build SDK out now, with support for container publishing! Give it a try and let us know what you think

www.nuget.org/packages/MSB...
#sqlserver #dotnet

19.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0