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Can you disable lazy loading?

Q: Can you disable lazy loading?

Short answer: How? Yes. You can disable lazy loading globally: options.UseLazyLoadingProxies(false); Or don't install the proxy package at all. You can also disable it for specific navigation properties by not making them virtual. Real-world example (ShopNest) Loading orders with items uses .Include(o => o.Items) . Without Include, listing 50 orders can trigger 50 extra queries (N+1). Say this in the interview Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above). Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work. Trade-off — when you would not use it.

Short answer: How? Yes. You can disable lazy loading globally: options.UseLazyLoadingProxies(false); Or don't install the proxy package at all. You can also disable it for specific navigation properties by not making them virtual.

Real-world example (ShopNest)

Loading orders with items uses .Include(o => o.Items). Without Include, listing 50 orders can trigger 50 extra queries (N+1).

Say this in the interview

Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
Trade-off — when you would not use it.

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