Hi Alexander,
Thanks for your interest in Essential JS 2.
Currently we have known issues in JS 1 and JS 2 compatibility in ASP. Net Core. This issue is due to the DataManager conflicts between Essential JS 1 and Essential JS 2. The fix for this issue will be included in Volume 1, 2018 SP1 release.
Yes we have to extend the Syncfusion namespace with ej for compatibility. Please find the below documentation for the compatibility steps used for JavaScript ES 5.
Kindly find the documentation of ASP.Net Core in the below link for your reference.
Please let us know if you have any concerns.
Regards,
Sridurgha U