.NET: Add additional build, test and project structure skills#3987
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westey-m merged 2 commits intomicrosoft:mainfrom Feb 17, 2026
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.NET: Add additional build, test and project structure skills#3987westey-m merged 2 commits intomicrosoft:mainfrom
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Pull request overview
This PR adds documentation skills to help GitHub Copilot perform more targeted builds and tests of the .NET codebase. The changes address the issue where Copilot tends to rebuild the entire solution every time, which is time-consuming for this large repository.
Changes:
- Fixed YAML front matter formatting in the verify-dotnet-samples skill
- Added new project-structure skill documenting the .NET solution folder organization
- Added new build-and-test skill with examples for targeted builds and test execution
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
dotnet/.github/skills/verify-dotnet-samples/SKILL.md |
Removed line break in YAML description field to fix formatting |
dotnet/.github/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md |
New skill documenting src/, tests/, samples/, Shared/, and LegacySupport folder structure |
dotnet/.github/skills/build-and-test/SKILL.md |
New skill with guidance on targeted builds, test execution, and multi-framework targeting tips |
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Motivation and Context
Copilot tends to build the entire project every time, which can be very time consuming.
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