Pro C# 9 with .NET 5: Foundational Principles and Practices in Programming

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A. Troelsen, P. JapiksePro C# 9 with .NET 5https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6939-8_2

2. Building C# Applications

Andrew Troelsen¹   and Phillip Japikse²

(1)

Minneapolis, MN, USA

(2)

West Chester, OH, USA

 

As a C# programmer, you can choose from among numerous tools to build .NET Core applications. The tool (or tools) you select will be based primarily on three factors: any associated costs, the OS you are using to develop the software, and the computing platforms you are targeting. The point of this chapter is to provide the information you need to install the .NET 5 SDK and runtime and to present a first look at Microsoft’s flagship IDEs, Visual Studio Code ...