# dotnet/docs

This repository contains .NET Documentation.

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/docs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotnet-docs
Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: dotnet, csharp, visual-basic, fsharp, dotnet-core, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:39:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4124, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4752, forks 6072 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:58.702795+00:00)

## What it is
The official open-source repository containing the conceptual documentation for the .NET developer platform, published to Microsoft Learn. It covers C#, F#, and Visual Basic across web, desktop, mobile, cloud, AI, and IoT development, and is built from multiple related doc repositories.

## Use cases
- learn c# from official tutorials
- find .net api reference documentation
- learn to build asp.net core web apps
- migrate .net framework apps to azure
- learn .net maui mobile development
- build an ai chat app with .net
- understand .net application architecture patterns

## When to choose
- you are learning or teaching .NET, C#, F#, or Visual Basic
- you need authoritative tutorials, architecture guidance, or API references for .NET
- you want to contribute fixes to the official .NET documentation

## When to avoid
- you need the .NET SDK, runtime, or compiler source code itself
- you need documentation for ASP.NET Core, MAUI, or Entity Framework specifically (separate repos)
- you need offline API docs generated from source code comments

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: dotnet, csharp, fsharp, visual-basic, microsoft-learn, tutorials, api-reference, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dotnet/docs (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:58.702795+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 2026-08-29T18:18:54.831937+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/docs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:58.702795+00:00, sha 312d2406f1de)
  - homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.156914+00:00, sha efa9016b58aa)
  - site_page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/game-development (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.170627+00:00, sha d2b73d20f4ee)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/iot/quickstarts/sensehat (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.172706+00:00, sha 9bea8d5901e5)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/ai/quickstarts/build-chat-app (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.169041+00:00, sha 8dfd68e32433)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.165805+00:00, sha c363b2f43d4b)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/architecture (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:49.167542+00:00, sha 78e86203aeef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.