Installing .NET SDK , VS Code and C# DEVKIT

Author: Jp Lazaro











Overview

In this blog, you will learn the basic features of C# that will help you to create your first c# console application.

Who should learn C#? 

Anyone can learn C# , It is a very beautiful programming language and you can learn it.

Getting Started

Install VS Code

To get started with C# you have to install IDE . IDE stands for integrated development environment that allows you to create, write and run your code.  

First let's download and install Visual Studio Code
1. Open your browser and visit  https://code.visualstudio.com/
2. Click download for Windows if youre using windows. 

3. if you are using different operating system you can download what is applicable for you



4. Then you need to install the installer that you have downloaded.
5. Once installed on your PC you will see blue icon like a mask and finally you have installed Visual Studio Code.

Install Dotnet SDK

 For you to start coding in C# you need to install the dotnet SDK . 
2. Download the SDK and install it on your local machine


Install C# DevKit on VS Code 

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to extension or click the icon below


3. Search for "C# Dev Kit" and install. 






C# Dev Kit elevates your c# development experience with good intellisense or code suggestions.
You can also do unit test using C# devkit as it has built in feature. Let's talk about C# Dev kit in other blog. 

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