A collection of .NET project templates with batteries included, providing production-ready starting points for common application types.
.NET Boxed Templates is a collection of pre-configured project templates for the .NET ecosystem that provide production-ready starting points for common application types like APIs, GraphQL servers, and NuGet packages. It solves the problem of repetitive project setup by including best-practice configurations, security, logging, and tooling out of the box, allowing developers to start coding immediately.
.NET developers and teams building web APIs, GraphQL services, distributed systems with Orleans, or NuGet packages who want to skip boilerplate setup and follow established best practices from day one.
Developers choose .NET Boxed Templates because it provides rigorously tested, opinionated templates that encapsulate years of .NET community best practices, reducing initial project configuration time from hours to minutes while ensuring a solid architectural foundation.
.NET project templates with batteries included, providing the minimum amount of code required to get you going faster.
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Each template includes essential tools like Swagger for APIs and Apollo Tracing for GraphQL, ensuring a robust starting point without manual setup, as detailed in the README's feature list.
By eliminating repetitive boilerplate, developers can create new projects in minutes instead of hours, directly aligning with the project's value proposition of skipping setup.
Dedicated markdown files (e.g., API.md, GraphQL.md) for each template provide clear usage guidance, referenced in the README for easy access.
CI/CD pipelines show builds on Ubuntu, Mac, and Windows, confirming support across different operating systems, as evidenced in the continuous integration table.
The 'batteries included' philosophy means templates come with many features enabled by default, which could be overkill for basic applications and add unnecessary complexity.
Modifying integrated components like security or logging requires digging into pre-configured code, which can be non-trivial and time-consuming for developers new to the templates.
The templates rely on the maintainer to update for new .NET versions; delays could leave projects behind on latest features or security patches, as implied by the release notes.