Installing Visual Studio Code
Even though .NET applications can be developed using various code editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), we’ll be relying on Visual Studio Code.
Visual Studio Code is an open source, free-of-charge, cross-platform, powerful code editor from Microsoft that can be used to develop applications in numerous technologies (including .NET). Its true power comes from the wide variety of extensions, from Microsoft, third-party editors, and the community, that can be added to it to extend its capabilities and make it a code editor like no other. In my humble opinion, with all the possibilities that the extensions marketplace provides, Visual Studio Code is blurring the line that separates a “simple” code editor from a complete and powerful IDE.
My number one reason for choosing Visual Studio Code is that, by being cross-platform, its usage is the same whether you’re running on Windows, Linux, or macOS. Hence, even...
