Getting Started with C# in VS Code

 1 .Open folder

By starting VS Code in a folder, that folder becomes your "workspace". VS Code stores settings that are specific to that workspace in .vscode/settings.json, which are separate from user settings that are stored globally.

Using a terminal, create an empty folder called "hello", navigate into it, and open VS Code (code) in that folder (.) by entering the following commands:

mkdir hello
cd hello
code .

Alternatively, you can run VS Code through the operating system UI, then use File > Open Folder to open the project folder

 2 Create a Hello World app

First, ensure you are within the new folder (workspace) that you created. From here, you can create the project in two ways.

Use the Command Palette

1. Bring up the Command Palette using Ctrl+Shift+P and then type ".NET".
2. Find and select the .NET: New Project command.
3. After selecting the command, you'll need to choose the project template. Choose Console app.
4. To run your app, select Run > Start Debugging in the upper menu, or use the F5 keyboard shortcut.

3 Use the terminal

1. Open a terminal/command prompt and navigate to the folder in which you'd like to create the app. Enter the following command in the command shell:

   dotnet new console
   

2. When the project folder is first opened in VS Code:

   A "Required assets to build and debug are missing. Add them?" notification appears at the bottom right of the window.

   Select Yes.

3. Run the app by entering the following command in the command shell:

   dotnet run