Answer
EF Core 5+ supports many-to-many with:
HasMany().WithMany()
Junction table is auto-created unless custom entity is needed.
Quick Answer
Many-to-many in EF Core 5+: define navigation collections on both sides, EF Core creates the join table automatically (no explicit join entity needed). modelBuilder.Entity().HasMany(s => s.Courses).WithMany(c => c.Students). For a join entity with extra fields (enrollment date): use explicit join entity with two foreign keys. Query: student.Courses or context.StudentCourses.Where(...).
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