Reviewing the ASP.NET Core MVC project template

In Visual Studio 2017, look at the Solution Explorer. In Visual Studio Code, look at the EXPLORER pane, as shown in the following screenshot:

Note the following:

  • wwwroot: This folder contains static content, such as CSS for styles, images, JavaScript, and a favicon.ico file.
  • Data: This folder contains Entity Framework Core classes used by the ASP.NET Identity system to provide authentication and authorization.
  • Dependencies (Visual Studio 2017 only): This folder contains a graphical representation of NuGet for modern package management. The actual NuGet references are in MvcApp.csproj. In Visual ...

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