Documents Index =============== This repo includes several documents that explain both high-level and low-level concepts about the .NET runtime. These are very useful for contributors, to get context that can be very difficult to acquire from just reading code. Intro to .NET Core ================== .NET Core is a self-contained .NET runtime and framework that implements [ECMA 335](project-docs/dotnet-standards.md). It can be (and has been) ported to multiple architectures and platforms. It supports a variety of installation options, having no specific deployment requirements itself. Getting Started =============== - [Installing the .NET Core SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) - [Official .NET Core Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/) Project Docs ============ - [Project Roadmap](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/roadmap.md) - [Developer Guide](project-docs/developer-guide.md) - [Contributing to .NET Core](project-docs/contributing.md) - [Contributing Workflow](project-docs/contributing-workflow.md) - [Performance Guidelines](project-docs/performance-guidelines.md) - [Garbage Collector Guidelines](project-docs/garbage-collector-guidelines.md) - [Public APIs in System.Private.CoreLib](project-docs/changing-corelib.md) - [Project NuGet Dependencies](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/Documentation/project-docs/project-nuget-dependencies.md) Coding Guidelines ================= - [CLR Coding Guide](coding-guidelines/clr-code-guide.md) - [CLR JIT Coding Conventions](coding-guidelines/clr-jit-coding-conventions.md) - [Cross Platform Performance and Eventing Design](coding-guidelines/cross-platform-performance-and-eventing.md) - [Adding New Events to the VM](coding-guidelines/EventLogging.md) Build CoreCLR from Source ========================= - [Building CoreCLR on FreeBSD](building/freebsd-instructions.md) - [Building CoreCLR on Linux](building/linux-instructions.md) - [Building CoreCLR on OS X](building/osx-instructions.md) - [Building CoreCLR on Windows](building/windows-instructions.md) Testing and Debugging CoreCLR ============================= - [Debugging CoreCLR](building/debugging-instructions.md) - [Testing Changes on Windows](building/windows-test-instructions.md) - [Testing Changes on Linux, OS X, and FreeBSD](building/unix-test-instructions.md) - [Testing with CoreFX](building/testing-with-corefx.md) - [Performance Tracing on Windows](project-docs/windows-performance-tracing.md) - [Performance Tracing on Linux](project-docs/linux-performance-tracing.md) - [Creating native images](building/crossgen.md) Book of the Runtime =================== The Book of the Runtime is a set of chapters that go in depth into various interesting aspects of the design of the .NET Framework. - [Book of the Runtime](botr/README.md) For your convenience, here are a few quick links to popular chapters: - [Introduction to the Common Language Runtime](botr/intro-to-clr.md) - [Garbage Collection Design](botr/garbage-collection.md) - [Type System](botr/type-system.md) For additional information, see this list of blog posts that provide a ['deep-dive' into the CoreCLR source code](deep-dive-blog-posts.md) Decoder Rings ============= - [.NET Core Glossary](project-docs/glossary.md) - [.NET Filename Encyclopedia](project-docs/dotnet-filenames.md) Other Information ================= - [CoreFX Repo documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/tree/master/Documentation) - [Porting to .NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/Documentation/project-docs/support-dotnet-core-instructions.md) - [.NET Standards (Ecma)](project-docs/dotnet-standards.md) - [CLR Configuration Knobs](project-docs/clr-configuration-knobs.md) - [MSDN Entry for the CLR](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/8bs2ecf4.aspx) - [Wikipedia Entry for the CLR](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime)