Microsoft .NET

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name: Microsoft .NET
description: Microsoft .NET is a free, cross-platform, open source developer platform for building many different types of
  applications. The .NET APIs and developer tools provide programmatic access to .NET runtime services, NuGet package management,
  project templates, and build tooling across web, mobile, desktop, games, IoT, cloud, and microservices workloads.
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created: '2024-01-01'
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tags:
- .NET
- C#
- Cloud
- Cross-Platform
- Developer Tools
- Microsoft
- Open Source
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- .NET
- C#
- Cloud
- Cross-Platform
- Developer Tools
- Microsoft
- Open Source
- Open-Source
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
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  url: capabilities/microsoft-net-capability-edges.yml
  name: Microsoft .NET Business Capability Map
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/microsoft-net-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
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- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/microsoft-net-vocabulary.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/microsoft-net-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/microsoft-net-vendors.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/microsoft-net-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
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- type: SecurityTxt
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- type: Security
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/cvd
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/microsoft-net-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/microsoft-net-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/microsoft-net-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: AgentSkill
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- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/microsoft-net-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/microsoft-net-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/microsoft-net-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/microsoft-net-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.nuget.org/
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/microsoft-net-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/microsoft-net-changelog.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/microsoft-net-cli.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/microsoft-net-sandbox.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/microsoft-net-data-model.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-net-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-net-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-net-finops.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/microsoft-net-search-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/microsoft-net-serviceindex-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/microsoft-net-registration-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
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- type: APIReference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/roadmap.md
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.nuget.org/users/account/LogOn
- type: Community
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/community
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-net-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-net-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-net-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-net-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn
- type: Blog
  url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/
- type: GitHubOrganization
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- type: Support
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/support
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  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/dotnet
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/.net
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/dotnet
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/README.md
- type: SDKs
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download
- type: Training
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/dotnet/
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  - name: Cross-Platform Development
    description: Build and run .NET applications on Windows, macOS, and Linux with full platform support.
  - name: High Performance Runtime
    description: .NET runtime with JIT compilation, garbage collection, and ahead-of-time compilation for optimal performance.
  - name: NuGet Package Ecosystem
    description: Access over 350,000 packages through the NuGet package manager for rapid development.
  - name: Minimal APIs
    description: Build lightweight HTTP APIs with minimal code using the minimal API pattern in ASP.NET Core.
  - name: Cloud Native Support
    description: Built-in support for containers, Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud deployment through .NET Aspire.
  - name: Hot Reload
    description: Apply code changes to running applications without restarting for faster development cycles.
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    description: Build scalable enterprise web applications using ASP.NET Core with authentication, authorization, and data
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  - name: Microservices Architecture
    description: Design and deploy microservices using .NET with gRPC, message queues, and service discovery.
  - name: Cloud-Native Applications
    description: Develop cloud-native applications with .NET Aspire, containers, and Azure integration.
  - name: RESTful API Development
    description: Create production-ready REST APIs with OpenAPI documentation, versioning, and rate limiting.
  - name: Desktop Applications
    description: Build Windows desktop applications using WPF, WinForms, or .NET MAUI for cross-platform desktop.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Azure
    description: Deep integration with Microsoft Azure cloud services including App Service, Functions, and Container Apps.
  - name: Visual Studio
    description: Full IDE support with IntelliSense, debugging, profiling, and project templates in Visual Studio.
  - name: VS Code
    description: Lightweight development with the C# Dev Kit extension for Visual Studio Code.
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: CI/CD pipeline integration with GitHub Actions for .NET build, test, and deploy workflows.
  - name: Docker
    description: Container support with official .NET Docker images and multi-stage build templates.
  - name: Entity Framework Core
    description: Object-relational mapping for database access with support for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and more.
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/microsoft-net-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/microsoft-net-privacy-policy.yml
- type: DeprecationSchedule
  url: deprecation/microsoft-net-deprecation-policy.yml
- type: Attestations
  url: compliance/microsoft-net-compliance.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/microsoft-net-eligibility.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/microsoft-net-data-license.yml
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  name: Microsoft .NET API Browser
  description: Comprehensive reference for .NET APIs across all packages, namespaces, and types in the .NET ecosystem including
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  name: NuGet Server API
  description: RESTful API for interacting with nuget.org and private NuGet feeds, supporting package search, download, push,
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  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
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  - Package Registry
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  name: .NET CLI
  description: Cross-platform command-line interface for developing, building, running, and publishing .NET applications.
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  - Developer Tools
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  description: Framework for building HTTP-based RESTful APIs and web services with ASP.NET Core, including controllers, minimal
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  - Web API
  - Web Framework
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  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/getting-started
- aid: microsoft-net:dotnet-aspire
  name: .NET Aspire
  description: Cloud-ready stack for building observable, production-ready distributed applications in .NET with built-in
    service discovery, health checks, telemetry, and configuration management.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/
  baseURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/
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  - Distributed Systems
  - Microservices
  - Observability
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  description: The PackageContent API from Microsoft .NET — 3 operation(s) for packagecontent.
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  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3
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- aid: microsoft-net:microsoft-net-registration-api
  name: Microsoft .NET Registration API
  description: The Registration API from Microsoft .NET — 2 operation(s) for registration.
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- name: .NET API Browser
  description: Comprehensive reference documentation for all .NET APIs including the .NET Runtime, base class libraries, ASP.NET
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  description: The Service Index API from Microsoft .NET — 1 operation(s) for service index.
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  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3
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