The Smart Application Framework (SAF) is an open-source and cross-plattform framework for building distributed applications across cloud and edge. It allows developers to build resilient, stateless and stateful plug-ins that run on cloud and edge.
SAF runs on .NET Core and can easily be integrated into ASP.NET Core applications. It utilizes Microsoft's .NET Core Dependency Injection to provide a main DI container that loads various plug-ins. At its base, it provides exchangeable messaging and storage infrastructure as well as a logging interface.
To get started find the overview documentation in the SAF docs.
Some of the best ways to contribute are to try things out, file issues, join in design conversations, and make pull-requests.