<ul><li>Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design is a crucial tool in the Entity Framework Core ecosystem for scaffolding DbContext, entities, and migrations.</li><li>Version 9.0.5 of Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design is stable for use with both .NET 7 and .NET 8, introducing performance improvements for upcoming versions of EF Core 10 and .NET 9.</li><li>Steps to scaffold a real database into a Web API project involve adding Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design and Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer packages, creating a DbContext, and defining entity classes.</li><li>Best practices include using -f to update scaffolding, customizing .csproj assets, separating authentication from business data with multiple contexts, and enabling nullable reference types for model correctness.</li></ul>

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