Setting Up Your Development Environment

Required Software

.NET SDK

bash

# Check if .NET is installed
dotnet --version

Code Editor

Visual Studio Code with C# extension
Visual Studio
JetBrains Rider

Creating Your First Project

bash

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

# Run the application
cd MyFirstApp
dotnet run

Project Structure

MyFirstApp/
├── Program.cs          # Main entry point
├── MyFirstApp.csproj   # Project file
└── obj/                # Build artifacts