Modernize the Get Started content

docs/csharp/index.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
   ms.topic: hub-page
   author: billwagner
   ms.author: wiwagn
-  ms.date: 05/30/2025
+  ms.date: 02/06/2026
 
 # highlightedContent section (Optional; Remove if not applicable.)
 # Maximum of 8 items
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ productDirectory:
       links:
         - url: ./tour-of-csharp/overview.md
           text: A tour of C#
+        - url: ./tour-of-csharp/what-you-can-build.md
+          text: What you can build with C#
         - url: ./tour-of-csharp/tutorials/index.md
           text: Beginner C# tutorials
-        - url: ./tour-of-csharp/tutorials/hello-world.md
-          text: Try C# in your browser
-        - url: ./fundamentals/program-structure/index.md
-          text: "Inside a C# program"
+        - url: ./tour-of-csharp/tips-for-java-developers.md
+          text: "C# for Java developers"
         - url: https://aka.ms/dotnet/beginnervideos/learn/csharp
           text: "C# for beginners video series"
         - url: https://aka.ms/csharp-certification

docs/csharp/toc.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ items:
   items:
   - name: Tour of C#
     href: tour-of-csharp/overview.md
+  - name: What you can build
+    href: tour-of-csharp/what-you-can-build.md
   - name: Tutorials
     items:
     - name: Choose your first lesson

docs/csharp/tour-of-csharp/index.yml

@@ -1,44 +1,42 @@
 ### YamlMime:Landing
 
 title: "C# documentation"
-summary: "Learn how to write any application using the C# programming language on the .NET platform."
+summary: "Learn how to write any application using the C# programming language."
 
 metadata:
   title: "C# docs - get started, tutorials, reference."
-  description: "Learn C# programming - for beginning developers, developers new to C#, and experienced C# / .NET developers"
+  description: "Learn C# programming - for beginning developers, developers new to C#, and experienced C# developers"
   ms.topic: landing-page # Required
-  ms.date: 05/29/2025
+  ms.date: 02/06/2026
 
 
 landingContent:
-  - title: "Learn to program"
+  - title: "Choose your path"
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: get-started
         links:
-          - text: Learn C# | Tutorials, courses, videos, and more 
-            url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn/csharp
-          - text: Beginner C# tutorials in your browser
+          - text: "New to programming? Start with beginner tutorials"
             url: ./tutorials/index.md
-      - linkListType: video
-        links:
+          - text: "In-browser tutorial: Hello world"
+            url: ./tutorials/hello-world.md
           - text: "C# beginner video series"
             url: https://aka.ms/dotnet/beginnervideos/youtube/csharp
-      - linkListType: tutorial
+      - linkListType: overview
         links:
-          - text: "Self-guided tutorials"
-            url: https://learn.microsoft.com/users/dotnet/collections/yz26f8y64n7k07?WT.mc_id=dotnet-35129-website 
-          - text: "In-browser tutorial"
-            url: ./tutorials/hello-world.md
-      - linkListType: reference
+          - text: "Experienced developer? A tour of C#"
+            url: ./overview.md
+          - text: Learn C# for Java developers
+            url: ./tips-for-java-developers.md
+          - text: Learn C# for JavaScript developers
+            url: ./tips-for-javascript-developers.md
+          - text: Learn C# for Python developers
+            url: ./tips-for-python-developers.md
+      - linkListType: learn
         links:
-          - text: "C# on Q&A"
-            url: /answers/topics/dotnet-csharp.html
-          - text: "Languages on .NET tech community forums"
-            url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/languages/bd-p/languages
-          - text: "C# on Stack Overflow"
-            url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/c%23
-          - text: "C# on Discord"
-            url: https://aka.ms/csharp-discord
+          - text: Foundational C# Certification
+            url: https://aka.ms/csharp-certification
+          - text: What you can build with C#
+            url: ./what-you-can-build.md
 
   - title: "Fundamentals"
     linkLists:
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ landingContent:
             url: ../fundamentals/program-structure/index.md
           - text: "C# highlights video series"
             url: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oU3ZLx6Ul1_HPrr6lFPIn9O
-          - text: C# Language development strategy
+          - text: C# language strategy
             url: ./strategy.md
       - linkListType: concept
         links:
@@ -66,8 +64,8 @@ landingContent:
             url: ../fundamentals/coding-style/identifier-names.md
       - linkListType: tutorial
         links:
-          - text: Display command-line
-            url: ../fundamentals/tutorials/how-to-display-command-line-arguments.md
+          - text: Build file-based apps
+            url: ../fundamentals/tutorials/file-based-programs.md
           - text: Intro to classes
             url: ../fundamentals/tutorials/classes.md
           - text: Object oriented C#
@@ -106,6 +104,8 @@ landingContent:
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: overview
         links:
+          - text: What you can build with C#
+            url: ./what-you-can-build.md
           - text: C# language strategy
             url: ./strategy.md
           - text: "Programming concepts"
@@ -125,21 +125,6 @@ landingContent:
           - text: Learn C# for Python developers
             url: ./tips-for-python-developers.md
 
-  - title: "Advanced concepts"
-    linkLists:
-      - linkListType: reference
-        links:
-          - text: "Reflection and attributes"
-            url: ../advanced-topics/reflection-and-attributes/index.md
-          - text: "Expression trees"
-            url: ../advanced-topics/expression-trees/index.md
-          - text: "Native interoperability"
-            url: ../advanced-topics/interop/index.md
-          - text: "Performance engineering"
-            url: ../advanced-topics/performance/index.md
-          - text: ".NET Compiler Platform SDK"
-            url: ../roslyn-sdk/index.md
-
   - title: "C# language reference"
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: reference
@@ -152,25 +137,18 @@ landingContent:
             url: ../language-reference/operators/index.md
           - text: "Tokens"
             url: ../language-reference/tokens/index.md
-
-  - title: "C# language standard"
-    linkLists:
-      - linkListType: reference
-        links:
-          - text: "Overview"
-            url: ../specification/overview.md
-          - text: "C# language specification"
-            url: ../../../_csharpstandard/standard/README.md
-          - text: "Feature specifications"
-            url: ../specification/feature-spec-overview.md
 
   - title: "Stay in touch"
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: reference
         links:
+          - text: "C# on Q&A"
+            url: /answers/topics/dotnet-csharp.html
           - text: ".NET developer community"
             url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/community
+          - text: "C# on Stack Overflow"
+            url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/c%23
+          - text: "C# on Discord"
+            url: https://aka.ms/csharp-discord
           - text: "YouTube"
             url: https://www.youtube.com/dotnet
-          - text: "Twitter"
-            url: https://twitter.com/DotNet