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.github/instructions/dotnet-csharp.instructions.md

copilot-instructions dotnet-csharp.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions. It costs 3,045 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of coding rules for C#, Microsoft's programming language for the .NET platform. It covers code organization, asynchronous operations, error handling, performance, and tests.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when writing or reviewing .NET classes, arranging members, handling errors, using async and await, improving performance, and adding tests.
Why use it?
It helps keep C# code structured and consistent while guiding common implementation and testing decisions.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on copilot-instructions itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything copilot-instructions configures →

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Nothing to install: this file belongs to ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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.github/instructions/dotnet-csharp.instructions.md · 339 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 339 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Code Organization

  • #region structure and order (top to bottom):
    • #region Constants - const fields
    • #region Static Variables - static fields
    • #region Static Properties - static properties
    • #region Variables - instance fields
    • #region Protected Properties - protected properties
    • #region Public Properties - public properties
    • #region Internal Properties - internal properties
    • #region Constructors - constructors
    • #region Public Methods/Operators - public methods and operators
    • #region Protected Methods/Operators - protected methods and operators
    • #region Internal Methods/Operators - internal methods and operators
    • #region Private Methods/Operators - private methods and operators
  • Do not create empty regions. Only wrap members when there is at least one concrete member inside the region. If a type has no public methods, do not emit #region Public Methods/Operators at all.
  • #region formatting: NO blank line after #region Description and NO blank line before #endregion. Implementation starts immediately after the region marker and ends immediately before endregion.
  • #region spacing: ALWAYS add ONE blank line between #endregion and the next #region. Never place them adjacent without separation.
  • ALWAYS use template .github/templates/dotnet-class-template.cs for classes
  • ALWAYS use template .github/templates/dotnet-interface-template.cs for interfaces
  • Do not assemble new classes or interfaces directly from the inline examples in this instruction; use the templates as the concrete file skeleton and treat examples here as partial guidance only.
  • Small focused methods
  • Single responsibility classes
  • Avoid god classes
  • Ensure namespaces match folder structure exactly; for .NET files follow the repository default EOF policy from .editorconfig (insert_final_newline = false) and never leave a trailing empty line at EOF
// follow .github/templates/dotnet-class-template.cs and .github/templates/dotnet-interface-template.cs when creating new types
// Replace placeholders, keep PascalCase naming, remove unused usings
namespace MyApp.Core
{
    public sealed class OrderService
    {
        private readonly IRepository _repo;
        public OrderService(IRepository repo) { _repo = repo; }
        public Task<Order> GetAsync(Guid id) => _repo.FindAsync(id);
    }
}

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copilot-instructions dotnet-csharp.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions (2 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 3,045 tokens to every session, about $0.0122 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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