This repo includes several documents that explain both high-level and low-level concepts about the .NET runtime and libraries. These are very useful for contributors, to get context that can be very difficult to acquire from just reading code.
.NET is a self-contained .NET runtime and framework that implements ECMA 335. It can be (and has been) ported to multiple architectures and platforms. It support a variety of installation options, having no specific deployment requirements itself.
If you want to contribute a code change to this repo, start here.
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.
For your convenience, here are a few quick links to popular chapters:
For additional information, see this list of blog posts that provide a 'deep-dive' into the CoreCLR source code
- CLR Coding Guide
- CLR JIT Coding Conventions
- Cross Platform Performance and Eventing Design
- Adding New Events to the VM
- C# coding style
- Framework Design Guidelines
- Cross-Platform Guidelines
- Performance Guidelines
- Interop Guidelines
- Breaking Changes
- Breaking Change Definitions
- Breaking Change Rules
- Project Guidelines
- Adding APIs Guidelines
To be added. Visit the project docs folder directly meanwhile.