ZeroKernel
Bringing kernel driver to C# with NativeAOT (Surpassed by https://github.com/ZeroLP/WDK.NET) (by ZeroLP)
KernelSharp
C# Kernel Mode Driver example using NativeAOT (by VollRagm)
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| ZeroKernel | KernelSharp | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | |
| 38 | 175 | |
| - | - | |
| 3.3 | 0.0 | |
| over 1 year ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C# | C# | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
ZeroKernel
Posts with mentions or reviews of ZeroKernel.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-27.
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Writing a kernel in C# on Linux
https://github.com/ZeroLP/ZeroKernel - This is kernel driver, but maybe that can give you idea what low-level C# can look like.
KernelSharp
Posts with mentions or reviews of KernelSharp.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-23.
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Mark Russinovich: “Working towards enabling Windows driver development in Rust”
Here's an example [1] of a device driver in C#. It is possible. It is also not recommended.
[1] https://github.com/VollRagm/KernelSharp
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Can anyone tell me what c# can do that other languages can't, or what c# does better than other languages?
You can create device drivers in C#, here's an example. Not familiar with creating COFF dll-s myself but I imagine that'd also be possible with some tweaking. It might not be supported right out of the box, sure.
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Writing a kernel in C# on Linux
https://github.com/VollRagm/KernelSharp Based on ZeroKernel, so again driver only.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ZeroKernel and KernelSharp you can also consider the following projects:
Cosmos - Cosmos is an operating system "construction kit". Build your own OS using managed languages such as C#, VB.NET, and more!
WDK.NET - Windows Kernel Driver Development in C# with Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
windows-drivers-rs - Platform that enables Windows driver development in Rust. Developed by Surface.
Cassandra - DataStax C# Driver for Apache Cassandra
UIforETW - User interface for recording and managing ETW traces