working with Sitecore and Lucene.Net

I was deployed to this new project which will be using Sitecore CMS solution and Lucene.NET.

The Sitecore CMS allows you to create rich interactive websites, easily. It scales to meet virtually any need. And it helps sustain and keep fresh your compelling web experience. 

Lucene.Net is a source code, class-per-class, API-per-API and algorithmatic port of the Java Lucene search engine to the C# and .NET platform utilizing Microsoft .NET Framework.  

Although Sitecore was built in .NET technology I have zero experience using or working with it. And so with the open source Lucene.NET search engine. For sure my entire time with the project will be challenging.