2026-07-22 comparisoncomplex-typesowned-entities Complex types vs owned entities in EF Core 11: which should you pick? On EF Core 11, default to complex types for value objects and drop to owned entities only when you need a separate table or a collection mapped to its own rows.
2026-07-12 ef-coreef-core-11complex-types How to map a complex type instead of an owned entity in EF Core 11 Owned entities carry a hidden key and reference identity that fights value objects. Here is how to map a value object as a complex type in EF Core 11, when to switch, and the gotchas.