Show HN: NaturalCron – Human-Readable Scheduling for .NET (With Fluent Builder)

1 hugoj0s3 0 8/2/2025, 1:09:06 PM github.com ↗
Hi HN!

I built NaturalCron because I was tired of writing and debugging CRON syntax like:

/5 * * 5

Now you can write something human-readable in .NET:

var expression = new NaturalCronExpression("every 5 minutes on friday");

Or use a Fluent Builder for strong typing and IDE support:

var expression = NaturalCronExpressionBuilder .Every().Minutes(5) .On(DayOfWeek.Friday) .Build();

Great for: - Code-based scheduling in .NET apps - Overriding schedules from configs or databases - Displaying easy-to-read rules in UIs

NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NaturalCron GitHub: https://github.com/hugoj0s3/NaturalCron

Would love your feedback on syntax, builder design, and what features you'd like to see next!

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