Excessive database calls in ORM usage

7/10 High

Developers, particularly juniors using Entity Framework or NHibernate, make multiple separate database calls instead of batching queries. Each database call carries significant time overhead, degrading application performance.

C#Entity FrameworkNHibernate
Category
performance
Workaround
solid
Stage
build
Freshness
persistent
Scope
framework
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team

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Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with C# for developers in 2025?”4/5/2026

Every DB call consumes some amount of time and therefore it's crucial to decrease the amount of DB calls as much as possible. There are many ways to do so: Using fetching (Eager Loading), Enclosing DB operations in transactions.

Created: 4/5/2026Updated: 4/5/2026