Repo brief: TheAlgorithms/C-Sharp

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Verdict

Mixed — Slowing — last commit 6mo ago

• Last commit 6mo ago
• 30+ active contributors
• Distributed ownership (top contributor 12% of recent commits)
• GPL-3.0 licensed
• 1 more receipt on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

What it is

TheAlgorithms/C-Sharp is an educational reference implementation of 100+ classic algorithms written in C#, spanning cryptography (Ascon digest, MD2), data compression (Huffman, Burrows-Wheeler), graph theory (Dijkstra, Bellman-Ford), and encoding schemes (Caesar, Vigenere, Blowfish). It serves as a learning resource with test coverage and CI validation for each algorithm, not a production library. Two-project structure: Algorithms/ contains implementation files organized by domain (Crypto/Paddings/, Encoders/, Graph/, DataCompression/, etc.), and Algorithms.Tests/ mirrors this structure with parallel test files (e.g., Algorithms.Tests/Encoders/CaesarEncoderTests.cs tests…

Start here

Open these first:

• Algorithms.Tests/Algorithms.Tests.csproj — Main test project configuration; defines build targets, dependencies, and test framework setup for all algorithm validations
• .github/workflows/ci.yml — CI/CD pipeline that runs all tests and quality checks on every commit; essential for understanding code validation flow
• .editorconfig — Enforces consistent code style and formatting rules across all C# implementations; critical for maintaining uniform…
• .github/CODEOWNERS — Defines ownership and review responsibilities for different algorithm categories; guides contribution routing
• Algorithms.Tests/GlobalUsings.cs — Global using statements for all tests; establishes shared namespaces and testing infrastructure across the entire test suite

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

git clone https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C-Sharp.git
cd C-Sharp
dotnet restore
dotnet test

Daily commands:

dotnet test Algorithms.Tests/Algorithms.Tests.csproj
dotnet test Algorithms.Tests/ --filter "NamespaceName"

No dev server—this is a testing-focused library run via test runner.

Key cautions & unknowns

• Slowing — last commit 6mo ago
• GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
• No hidden env vars or service dependencies—this is a pure C# library. Watch for: .editorconfig enforces strict style rules (run dotnet format before committing), xUnit requires [Fact] attributes on parameterless…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests

Evidence note

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