To test the installation, let's make a simple console application that outputs Hello C# running cross-platform!.
We need to enter some commands in the Terminal prompt to:
Create a new directory named
ConsoleAppand change to itCreate two files named
program.csandproject.jsonStart Visual Studio Code so that we can edit the files in an IDE
Here are the commands to enter:
mkdir ConsoleApp cd ConsoleApp touch program.cs touch project.json code .
In Visual Studio Code, click on the program.cs file on the left-hand side and then enter these statements:
using static System.Console;
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
WriteLine("Hello C#, running cross-platform!");
}
}When targeting the .NET Framework, a developer can rely on the fact that if the .NET Framework has been installed, then all the base class libraries would be available to them. This means the developer could compile the previous...