In this article, we'll list the Top 10 GitHub open source repositories developed and maintained by Microsoft, ranked by number of Stars (as of May 9, 2022), with some relevant statistics and a short official description. Without further ado, let's get started. Note: The ranking order is provided by neowin, and we present it in the form of flashbacks.
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- Main programming language: Python (100%)
- Stars：19.9k
- Watching：237
- Forks：668
- Description: Cascadia is an interesting new coded font that comes bundled with Windows Terminal and is now also the default font for Visual Studio.
- Repository address: cascadia-code (https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code)
9：Calculator
- Main programming language: C++ (71.9%)
- Stars：24.4k
- Watching：561
- Forks：4.4k
- Description: The Windows Calculator application is a modern Windows application written in C++ and C# that comes pre-installed in Windows. The app offers the functionality of standard, scientific and programmer calculators, as well as a set of converters between various units of measurement and currencies.
- Warehouse Address: Calculator (https://github.com/microsoft/calculator)
8：Monaco Editor
- Major programming languages: JavaScript (81.1%)
- Stars：29.3k
- Watching：505
- Forks：2.8k
- Description: The Monaco Editor was generated directly from the source code of VS Code. Note that this repository does not contain the source code of the code editor, it only contains scripts that package everything together, and provides the monaco-editor npm module.
- Warehouse address: monaco-editor (https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor)
7：ML-For-Beginners
- Primary platform: Jupyter Notebook (99.4%)
- Stars：35.5k
- Watching：683
- Forks：6.9k
- Description: This is a machine learning course for beginners, Microsoft offers a 12-week machine learning course with a total of 26 hours. Each lesson includes pre- and post-lesson quizzes, solutions, assignments, and more. The project-based pedagogy allows you to learn and do as you go.
- Warehouse Address: ML-For-Beginners (https://github.com/microsoft/ML-For-Beginners)
6：Playwright
- Main programming language: TypeScript (85.1%)
- Stars：37.4k
- Watching：329
- Forks：1.7k
- Description: Playwright is a framework for web testing and automation. It allows one API to be used to test Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. Playwright was created to automate the web across browsers, with powerful, reliable and fast features.
- Warehouse Address: Playwright (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright)
5：Web-Dev-For-Beginners
- Primary programming language: JavaScript (78.5%)
- Stars：48.2k
- Watching：2.4k
- Forks：7k
- Description: Microsoft offers a 12-week, 24-hour course that covers all the basics of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. Each lesson includes pre- and post-class quizzes, solutions, assignments, and more. The project-based pedagogy allows you to learn and do as you go.
- Repository Address: Web-Dev-For-Beginners (https://github.com/microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners)
4：PowerToys
- Primary programming language: C# (53.6%)
- Stars：72.8k
- Watching：1k
- Forks：4.1k
- Description: Microsoft PowerToys is a Windows system utility that allows advanced users to adapt and simplify their Windows experience to maximize productivity.
- Warehouse Address: PowerToys (https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)
3：TypeScript
- Main programming language: TypeScript (100%)
- Stars：80.4k
- Watching：2.1k
- Forks：10.5k
- Description: TypeScript adds optional types to JavaScript that support tools for large JavaScript applications on any browser, any host, and any operating system. TypeScript compiles into readable, standards-based JavaScript.
- Warehouse address: TypeScript (https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript)
2：Terminal
- Major programming language: C++ (94.6%)
- Stars：82.9k
- Watching：1.3k
- Forks：7.3k
- Description: This repository contains the following source code:
- Windows Terminal
- Windows Terminal Preview
- Windows console host
- A component that is shared between two projects
- ColorTool
- A sample project that shows how to use the Windows Console API
- Warehouse Address: Terminal (https://github.com/microsoft/terminal)
1：Visual Studio Code
- Main programming language: TypeScript (93.8%)
- Stars：131k
- Watching：3.1k
- Forks：22.3k
- Description: Visual Studio Code combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need in their core editing, building, and debugging cycles. It provides comprehensive support for code editing, navigation, and understanding, as well as lightweight debugging, a rich extensibility model, and lightweight integration with existing tools. Visual Studio Code adds new features and bug fixes every month. You can download it on the Visual Studio Code website, which supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. If you want to get the latest version every day, install the Insiders build.
- Repository address: Visual Studio Code (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode)
The above ten projects are the top ten GitHub open source software libraries developed and maintained by Microsoft, are the number of stars in these projects that you expect, and are there any projects on the list that you did not expect at all? What are the projects that you think should "theoretically" appear but are not on the list? Have you contributed to any of these projects? Let me know in the comments section below.