Describe strategies for improving the performance of EF Core transactions, particularly in scenarios involving large datasets or complex operations.
.NET interview question for Advanced practice.
Answer
Use asynchronous operations and batch updates when possible.
Explanation
Asynchronous operations allow other tasks to proceed while a long-running transaction is in progress. Batch updates minimize the number of database round trips, significantly improving performance for large datasets. Higher isolation levels (Option B) decrease concurrency.