# microsoft/dotnet-podcasts

.NET reference application shown at .NET Conf featuring ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, Microservices, Orleans, Playwright, and more!

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-podcasts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotnet-podcasts
Homepage: https://dot.net
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotnet-maui, dotnetmaui, aspnetcore, asp-net-core, dotnet, csharp, blazor, orleans, playwright, playwright-typescript, signalr, webapi
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-05-02T22:24:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1757, "days_push": 853, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2781, forks 736 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.740035+00:00)

## What it is
A .NET reference sample application for listening to podcasts, showcased at .NET Conf, built with ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, Orleans, and microservices. It demonstrates full-stack .NET patterns across web, mobile, desktop, and backend services with Playwright tests and Azure deployment via GitHub Actions.

## Use cases
- learn how to build a microservices backend with ASP.NET Core
- see a Blazor WebAssembly app example
- build a cross-platform mobile app with .NET MAUI
- study an Orleans-based cloud-native architecture
- learn end-to-end testing with Playwright
- deploy a .NET app to Azure Container Apps with GitHub Actions
- understand real-time updates with SignalR

## When to choose
- you want a realistic, end-to-end .NET reference codebase covering web, mobile, and backend
- you're learning modern .NET patterns like minimal APIs, Blazor Hybrid, and Orleans
- you need a working example of Azure deployment pipelines for .NET services

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready podcast app rather than a demonstration sample
- you don't use the .NET ecosystem
- you want a minimal starter template instead of a large multi-project solution

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, mobile-framework, microservices, e2e-testing, api-framework
- domain: web-development, mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, windows, dotnet
- tags: blazor, dotnet-maui, orleans, playwright, signalr, sample-app, reference-application, podcast-app, azure-container-apps, minimal-apis, android, ios, macos, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- microsoft/dotnet-podcasts (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.740035+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 2026-08-30T08:16:06.674549+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-podcasts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.740035+00:00, sha 198f0c609722)
  - homepage: https://dot.net (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:29.132560+00:00, sha defc59b35e71)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:29.136794+00:00, sha f29800be2b9a)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:29.135149+00:00, sha efa9016b58aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.