Elastic database tools client library allows ADO.NET developers to create applications that implement and use the pattern known as database sharding in Azure SQL Database. Learn more at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/learning-paths/sql-database-elastic-scale/ .
To get started on contributing, take a look at issues that are up-for-grabs.
[Branching Guidance] (https://github.com/Microsoft/Elastic-database-client-library-for-Azure-SQL-Database/blob/master/Documentation/Branching%20Guidance.md)