Target C#: Simple Hands-On Programming with Visual Studio 2022

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G. ByrneTarget C#https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8619-7_2

2. Software Installation

Gerard Byrne¹  

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Belfast, Ireland

 

About the .NET Framework

Before we can write C# code, we will need to have the .NET framework installed on our computer. The .NET framework comes in two formats :

1. 1.

   The Software Development Kit (SDK)

   The Software Development Kit is required when we wish to create .NET applications, and this is exactly what we will be doing as we complete the chapters in the book. Therefore, we will need to download the Software Development Kit to our computer.

    
2. 2.

   .NET runtime

   The .NET runtime is used when we wish to run a .NET application. As we develop C# ...