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  Learn C#

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  .NET Core API reference

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  .NET Framework API reference

.NET Documentation

• Docs
  • Get Started
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      .NET Guide

      Get Started

      Tour of .NET

      .NET Architectural Concepts

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      .NET Core Guide

      Get Started

      Tutorials

      Porting from .NET Framework

      ASP.NET Core

      EF Core

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      .NET Framework Guide

      Get Started

      Development Guide

      Client Development

      ASP.NET

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      Xamarin

      Cross-platform development

      Xamarin.iOS Guide

      Xamarin.Android Guide

      Xamarin.Forms Guide

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      C# Guide

      Get Started

      Tour of C#

      What's New in C#

      C# Language Reference

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      F# Guide

      Get Started

      Tour of F#

      F# Language Reference

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      Visual Basic Guide

      Get Started

      Tour of Visual Basic

      Visual Basic Language Reference

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      ML.NET Guide

      Tutorials

      Resources

      Glossary

      ML.NET API reference

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      .NET for Apache Spark Guide

      Tutorials

      Resources

      .NET for Apache Spark API reference

    • Contribute to .NET docs and samples

      Find Visual Studio 2015/project.json version of the documentation

  • Web
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      Build Your first web app

      Learn how to build your first ASP.NET Core web app.

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      ASP.NET Core tutorials

      Discover the different step-by-step guides available for you to learn how to develop ASP.NET Core applications.

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      What is ASP.NET?

      Learn how to build ASP.NET web applications.

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      ASP.NET Core in Visual Studio

      Learn the basics of building an ASP.NET Core MVC web app using Visual Studio.

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      ASP.NET MVC apps in Windows containers

      Learn how to deploy ASP.NET MVC apps with Docker.

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      ASP.NET Core cross-platform tutorials

      Learn how to build web apps or Web APIs with ASP.NET Core.

  • Cloud
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      Azure for .NET documentation

      Learn about Azure services such as Web Apps, WebJobs, Cloud Services, and VMs.

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      Azure Storage

      Learn about Azure Storage, and how to create applications using Azure blobs, tables, queues, and files.

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      Using F# on Azure

      Learn how to use various Azure services in F# such as Azure Storage, Cloud Services, and Azure Functions.

  • Mobile
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      Xamarin.iOS

      Create native iOS apps using C# and F# with Xamarin.iOS.

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      Xamarin.Android

      Create native Android apps using C# and F# with Xamarin.Android.

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      Xamarin.Forms

      Create cross-platform mobile UIs using C# and F# with Xamarin.Forms.

  • Desktop
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      Universal Windows Apps

      Learn how you create Universal Windows apps that run on all Windows 10 devices.

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      Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

      WPF provides developers with a XAML-based model for building desktop applications on Windows.

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      Windows Forms

      Rapidly develop Line of Business apps for the Windows desktop.

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      Xamarin for macOS

      Create apps for macOS using C# and F# with Xamarin.

  • Gaming
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      Game Development with Visual Studio

      Write and debug your games using your game engine of choice with Visual Studio.

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      CRYENGINE

      Learn how to use CRYENGINE to build games with C#.

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      MonoGame

      Build games with C# through tutorials and setup instructions at the MonoGame library documentation hub.

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      Unity

      Learn how to use Unity to build 2D and 3D games with C# with the Unity Manual.

  • Machine Learning and AI
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      ML.NET

      Build custom AI solutions and integrate them into your .NET applications.

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      Cognitive Services

      Infuse apps, websites, and bots with intelligence to see, hear, speak, and understand.

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      Azure Machine Learning

      Bring AI to everyone with an end-to-end, scalable, trusted platform with experimentation and model management.

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      .NET for Apache Spark

      Process batches of data, real-time streams, machine learning, and ad-hoc query anywhere you write .NET code.