# swharden/Csharp-Data-Visualization

Resources for visualizing data using C# and the .NET platform

Repository: https://github.com/swharden/Csharp-Data-Visualization
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/csharp-data-visualization
Homepage: https://swharden.com/csdv/
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: visualization, data-visualization, tutorial, drawing, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-03-15T17:50:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3357, "days_push": 901, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1112, forks 561 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.791637+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of C# code examples and tutorials demonstrating how to visualize data and draw graphics using .NET technologies like System.Drawing, SkiaSharp, OpenGL, and Maui.Graphics. It accompanies the C# Data Visualization website and includes classic simulations such as Boids, Game of Life, and spline interpolation.

## Use cases
- learn how to draw charts and graphics in C#
- implement boids flocking simulation in .NET
- create Conway's Game of Life in C#
- draw bitmaps from raw bytes without image libraries
- render data with SkiaSharp or Maui.Graphics
- learn spline interpolation with a C# GUI

## When to choose
- you are a .NET developer learning graphics programming or data visualization from scratch
- you want runnable example code across multiple C# rendering technologies
- you need educational simulations like Boids or Game of Life in C#

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready charting library rather than tutorials
- you work outside the .NET/C# ecosystem
- you need actively developed features or long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-visualization, graphics, animation, simulation
- domain: data-visualization, tutorials, graphics, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows, dotnet
- tags: csharp, dotnet, scottplot, skiasharp, system-drawing, example-code, educational

## Member repositories
- swharden/Csharp-Data-Visualization (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.791637+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:50.340451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/swharden/Csharp-Data-Visualization (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.791637+00:00, sha 0e8869816e79)
  - homepage: https://swharden.com/csdv/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:29.006229+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.