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What is the role of Roslyn?

Expert .NET Core
Quick Answer Roslyn is the C# and VB compiler exposed as an API. It provides parse trees, semantic models, diagnostics, and code fixes that power Visual Studio IntelliSense, analyzers, and code generators. Source Generators hook into Roslyn to inspect your code at compile time and generate additional C# files before compilation finishes.

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Roslyn provides syntax trees, semantic models, analyzers, refactoring, and code generation. It is compiler-as-a-service, powering tooling and source generators.

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