ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform .NET framework for building modern cloud-based web applications on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

Is dotnet/aspnetcore beginner-friendly?

In the last 30 days, dotnet/aspnetcore merged 44 of 124 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 47 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

Stars
38.5k
Forks
11.6k
Open beginner issues
47
Indexed issues
4.2k
Avg merge
3d 1h
Merged PRs (30d)
289
Dominant language
C#
License
MIT
Last GitHub push
Nov 12, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide
Contributing guide
Code of conduct
Code of conduct
Beginner labels
help wanted good first issue

How to contribute to dotnet/aspnetcore

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. The project ships a dev container: open it in Codespaces to get a working environment in your browser.
  3. Read its code of conduct: it covers issues and pull requests as well as chat.
  4. Pick one of the 47 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.

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