.NET development today spans four fronts: the runtime (.NET 8/9), AOT compilation, performance work, and cross-platform tooling. The list below highlights .NET experts working on each of those areas.
| Avatar | Name | GitHub | Notable Contributions† |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nicholas Blumhardt | @nblumhardt | Serilog, Autofac |
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Jon Skeet | @jskeet | Stack Overflow pioneer |
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Jeremy D. Miller | @jeremydmiller | StructureMap, Marten |
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Paul Stovell | @PaulStovell | Octopus Deploy |
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Miguel de Icaza | @migueldeicaza | Mono, Xamarin |
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James Newton-King | @JamesNK | Json.NET |
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David Fowler | @davidfowl | ASP.NET Core, SignalR |
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Oren Eini (Ayende) | @ayende | RavenDB |
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Konrad Kokosa | @kkokosa | .NET Performance |
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Steve Sanderson | @SteveSandersonMS | Blazor, Knockout.js |
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Stephen Cleary | @StephenCleary | Async/await libraries |
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Marc Gravell | @mgravell | Dapper, protobuf-net |
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Jimmy Bogard | @jbogard | AutoMapper, MediatR |
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Udi Dahan | @udidahan | NServiceBus |
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Julie Lerman | @julielerman | Entity Framework expert |
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Safia Abdalla | @captainsafia | ASP.NET Core, Blazor |
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Felipe Silva Aguiar | @felipeAguiarCode | Independent .NET consultant |
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Giorgi Dalakishvili | @Giorgi | Independent .NET practitioner |
† This isn't a ranking; the order doesn't indicate any standing.
Together, these .NET experts shape the project's roadmap and surrounding ecosystem.
.NET Ecosystem: Blazor · WPF · ASP.NET · DevExpress
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