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Optimizing Bulk Database Updates in .NET: From Naive to Lightning-Fast

calendar_today March 14, 2026 person milan@milanjovanovic.tech (Milan Jovanović) domain modular-monolith

Seven approaches to bulk-updating rows in PostgreSQL from .NET using Dapper and EF Core, from naive per-row updates to binary COPY. Each step cuts down on round-trips or removes dynamic SQL entirely.

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