# microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet

Five lessons, learn how to really apply AI to your .NET Applications

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/generative-ai-for-beginners-dotnet
Homepage: https://aka.ms/genainet
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai, azure-ai, codespaces, github-models, semantic-kernel
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:57:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 42
- inputs: {"age_days": 600, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3025, forks 2139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.626505+00:00)

## What it is
A Microsoft-maintained hands-on course teaching .NET developers how to build Generative AI applications in C# across five practical lessons. It includes live coding samples using tools like Semantic Kernel, Azure AI, GitHub Models, and Foundry Local.

## Use cases
- learn to build generative AI apps in .NET
- course for C# developers getting started with LLMs
- run AI models locally from .NET with Foundry Local
- examples of using Semantic Kernel in C#
- integrate Azure AI services into .NET applications
- hands-on tutorials for GitHub Models with .NET

## When to choose
- you are a .NET/C# developer new to generative AI and want structured, practical lessons
- you want runnable code samples rather than theory
- you want to learn Semantic Kernel, Azure AI, or GitHub Models in a .NET context

## When to avoid
- you need a production library or framework rather than educational material
- you work outside the .NET ecosystem
- you need deep theoretical coverage of machine learning fundamentals

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: machine-learning, llm-inference, agent-framework, developer-tools
- domain: large-language-models, artificial-intelligence, education, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, cloud
- tags: generative-ai, course, semantic-kernel, azure-ai, github-models, csharp, hands-on-lessons

## Member repositories
- microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.626505+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 2026-08-30T07:29:54.329703+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.626505+00:00, sha 0a47b252db52)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.