README.md

Welcome to the .NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn")

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Roslyn provides open-source C# and Visual Basic compilers with rich code analysis APIs. It enables building code analysis tools with the same APIs that are used by Visual Studio.

Download C# and Visual Basic

Want to start developing in C# and Visual Basic? Download Visual Studio 2015, which has the latest features built-in. There are also prebuilt Azure VM images available with VS 2015 already installed.

To install the latest release without Visual Studio, run one of the following nuget command lines:

nuget install Microsoft.Net.Compilers   # Install C# and VB compilers
nuget install Microsoft.CodeAnalysis    # Install Language APIs and Services

To get the latest "preview" drop, published about once per month, add the -pre switch to the nuget commands.

Source code

• Clone the sources: git clone https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn.git
• Enhanced source view, powered by Roslyn
• Building, testing and debugging the sources

Get started

• Tutorial articles by Alex Turner in MSDN Magazine
  • Use Roslyn to Write a Live Code Analyzer for Your API
  • Adding a Code Fix to your Roslyn Analyzer
• Roslyn Overview
• API Changes between CTP 6 and RC
• Samples and Walkthroughs
• Documentation
• Analyzer documentation
• Syntax Visualizer Tool
• Roadmap
• Language Feature Status
• Language Design Notes
• FAQ

Contribute!

Some of the best ways to contribute are to try things out, file bugs, and join in design conversations.

• How to Contribute
• Pull requests: Open/Closed

Looking for something to work on? The list of up for grabs issues is a great place to start.

.NET Foundation

This project is part of the .NET Foundation along with other projects like the class libraries for .NET Core.