.NET Application Architecture - Reference Apps
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Portfolio concentration
85%
Top three share
Shows whether the organization is driven by one breakout repo or several visible projects.
Breadth
20 repos
Visible snapshot
0 repositories updated in the last 90 days.
Leading language
C#
Portfolio mix
C# (13), Unknown (3), JavaScript (3)
Average size
2.2K
Stars per repository
Useful for distinguishing one flagship-heavy publisher from a repeatable portfolio.
Updated: 2023-02-10(1292d ago)GitHub API fallback20 repositories
85%
of the visible star count comes from this organization's top three repositories.
2.2K
stars per repository in this same snapshot.
C#
is the most common language here, with 0 repositories updated in the last 90 days.
Why this rank
This organization stands out because one flagship repo drives 56% of its visible star count.
Flagship share 56%Breakout repo: eShopOnContainers
Organization pages work best when you separate portfolio breadth from flagship concentration. In .NET Application Architecture - Reference Apps's case, the visible top three repositories account for about 85% of total stars in this snapshot, which helps explain whether the organization is known for one breakout project or for a broader repeatable portfolio.
The dominant language mix here is C# (13), Unknown (3), JavaScript (3). That makes this page useful not just for popularity checks, but also for seeing what technical shape an organization's public ecosystem actually has.
Top Repositories
| # | Repository | Language | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers Cross-platform .NET sample microservices and container based application that runs on Linux Windows and macOS. Powered by .NET 7, Docker Containers and Azure Kubernetes Services. Supports Visual Studio, VS for Mac and CLI based environments with Docker CLI, dotnet CLI, VS Code or any other code editor. Moved to https://github.com/dotnet/eShop. | C# | 24.3K |
| 2 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnWeb Sample ASP.NET Core 8.0 reference application, now community supported: https://github.com/NimblePros/eShopOnWeb | C# | 10.7K |
| 3 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnDapr A sample .NET distributed application based on eShopOnContainers, powered by Dapr. | C# | 1.5K |
| 4 | dotnet-architecture/eBooks .NET Architecture e-Books | 1.4K | |
| 5 | dotnet-architecture/News News on .NET Architecture Guidance, eShopOnContainers and all the reference apps in dotnet-architecture | 1.1K | |
| 6 | dotnet-architecture/eShopModernizing Modernizing existing .NET Framework, hypothetically legacy backoffice eShop web apps (traditional ASP.NET WebForms and MVC) with Windows Containers and Azure Cloud | JavaScript | 933 |
| 7 | dotnet-architecture/eshop-mobile-client eShop mobile & desktop client built with .NET MAUI | C# | 556 |
| 8 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnBlazor Migration of a traditional ASP.NET Web Forms app to Blazor | JavaScript | 531 |
| 9 | dotnet-architecture/HealthChecks Experimental Health Checks for building services, such as with ASP.NET Core | C# | 448 |
| 10 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainersAI eShopOnContainers with AI, ML and Bots features | JavaScript | 411 |
| 11 | dotnet-architecture/PerformanceMonitor .NET Core Application Performance Monitor | C# | 241 |
| 12 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnAzure Azure version of the eShopOnContainers, with implementations based on Azure services. | C# | 228 |
| 13 | dotnet-architecture/eShopOnUWP Universal Windows Platform line of business application showcasing the latest Windows 10 capabilities such as Fluent Design System, Ink and Windows Hello. | C# | 161 |
| 14 | dotnet-architecture/Messaging .NET Core Application blocks for message-based communication | 155 | |
| 15 | dotnet-architecture/grpc-for-wcf-developers gRPC for WCF Developers guidance samples | C# | 137 |
| 16 | dotnet-architecture/MNISTTensorCNTK | C# | 118 |
| 17 | dotnet-architecture/RecommendationEngine Recommendation Engine using Azure ML Studio to recommend related movies. | C# | 99 |
| 18 | dotnet-architecture/simple-feed-reader A simple syndication feed reader app for ASP.NET and Azure tutorials. | C# | 27 |
| 19 | dotnet-architecture/docs This repository contains .NET Documentation. | PowerShell | 26 |
| 20 | dotnet-architecture/explore-docker | C# | 9 |
Next step after the organization read
Open a flagship repository, compare a couple of portfolio leaders, or return to the organization map when you want a broader concentration read.
Learn and methodology
Keep trust-building context reachable, but behind the first data read instead of ahead of it.
How to read this organization snapshot
Total stars are useful as a discovery signal, but they do not tell you whether a team maintains every repository equally. Pair this page with release cadence, maintainer activity, and the flagship concentration shown above before making adoption decisions.
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