Every ASP.NET Core application starts with creating a new project. This new project can start empty or with a predefined template.
We will start by creating an empty project. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open Visual Studio and go to
File
|New
|Project
..., as shown in the following screenshot:
- In the
New Project
dialog, navigate through the list on the left toVisual C#
|Web
, then chooseASP.NET Core Web Application
, fill in the application name asGiveNTake
, choose your desired location, and clickOK
:
- After a few moments, your web application will be ready, and should look something like the following: