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What are shadow properties?

Q: What are shadow properties?

Short answer: Practical use cases. Properties not defined in your CLR classes but tracked by EF Core. Useful for storing metadata like CreatedBy, LastModified, or foreign keys without cluttering domain models. 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: Practical use cases. Properties not defined in your CLR classes but tracked by EF Core. Useful for storing metadata like CreatedBy, LastModified, or foreign keys without cluttering domain models.

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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