Hello World From .NET Core 2 And VS 2017 Preview And Difference In csproj

Yesterday, Microsoft announced about preview release from .Net Core 2 and Visual Studio 2017 preview,

In this topic we will learn:

• Benefits of using .Net Core 2
• How to install visual studio 2017 preview
• How to install .net core 2
• How to create a Hello World web app
• The difference between the .csproj file in .NET Core 2 and .csproj in .Net Core 1.1 With VS 2017 Preview

Some of the benefits of using .NET Core 2 include it has a lot of APIs related to .NET Core 1 and has support for Visual Basic.

Now, let’s go to install them and create "Hello World" from .NET Core 2

Step 1

To install Visual Studio 2017 Preview, click here.

Step 2

Choose the edition which you have license for. If you don’t have license, choose Community Edition.

Step 3

Run the exe and wait for some seconds. Then, choose the following options.

Step 4

Click "Install" and it will look like the follwoing screen where I have VS 2017 and VS 2017 Preview. Both can work side by side without any problem.

When the installation is completed, click "Launch".

Step 5

Select File >> New >> Project then choose ASP.NET Core Web App and press OK.

Step 6

Go to the dropdown list to choose the version of the .NET Core you want.

Ooh! Where is ASP.NET Core 2 ??

So, open the command line and write dotnet –version to see which version you have used now.

The answer to the above question is, ASP.NET Core is a separated download, so click here and download and run the exe.

Step 7

Check the "I agree...." check box and press Install.

Finally, click "Close".

Step 8

Now, open command line and write dotnet –version to see which version you have used.

Step 9