# dotnet/csharp-notebooks

Get started learning C# with C# notebooks powered by .NET Interactive and VS Code.

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/csharp-notebooks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/csharp-notebooks
Language: Jupyter Notebook
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-06-24T15:59:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1863, "days_push": 435, "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 1243, forks 409 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.556375+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of interactive Jupyter notebooks for learning C#, powered by .NET Interactive and runnable in VS Code via the Polyglot Notebooks extension. It includes a C# 101 course covering fundamentals like strings, numbers, and lists, with links to companion videos and documentation.

## Use cases
- learn C# from scratch interactively
- run C# code in Jupyter notebooks
- beginner C# tutorial course
- teach C# with notebooks in a classroom
- try C# without setting up a full project
- supplement C# learning with video lessons

## When to choose
- you are new to C# and want hands-on, runnable lessons
- you prefer notebook-style learning in VS Code
- you want a free, official Microsoft-backed C# curriculum

## When to avoid
- you need advanced or production-oriented C# guidance
- you don't use VS Code or the .NET ecosystem
- you want a reference manual rather than tutorials

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: education, programming-languages, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: csharp, jupyter-notebooks, dotnet-interactive, vs-code, beginner-friendly, interactive-learning, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- dotnet/csharp-notebooks (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.556375+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 2026-08-30T05:08:19.151516+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/csharp-notebooks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.556375+00:00, sha 5dd2065c59a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.