Easy Learn C#

Setting Up C# Development Environment

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is Microsoft's primary IDE for C# development. It offers a complete development environment with advanced debugging, IntelliSense, and integrated tools.

Installation Steps:

  1. Visit Visual Studio website
  2. Download Visual Studio Community (free) or other editions
  3. Run the installer and select ".NET desktop development" workload
  4. Follow the installation wizard to complete setup

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight, cross-platform code editor that can be configured for C# development.

Setup for C# Development:

  1. Download and install Visual Studio Code
  2. Install the C# extension from the marketplace
  3. Install the .NET SDK

Creating Your First Project

Once you have your development environment set up, you can create your first C# project:

Using Visual Studio:

  1. Open Visual Studio
  2. Click "Create a new project"
  3. Select "Console App (.NET Core)" or "Console App (.NET Framework)"
  4. Name your project and click "Create"

Using Command Line:


# Create a new console application
dotnet new console -n MyFirstApp

# Navigate to the project directory
cd MyFirstApp

# Run the application
dotnet run