C#/.NET Visual Studio Code Template

This is a template to make C#/.NET projects using Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisites

• .NET Core SDK
• Visual Studio Code
• C# Extension
• And optionally the recommended extensions that are listed in the .vscode/extensions.json file.

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository
2. Open the folder in Visual Studio Code
3. Open the Program.cs file
4. Press F5 to run the project

Rename the template project names

Search for all occurrences of MyProject and replace them with your own projects name.

Project Structure

• src/ - Contains the source code for the project. Additional project directories should be added here.
• tests/ - Contains the xUnit test code for the project.
• docs/ - Contains the documentation for the project.
• Consider following this gist when creating additional directories.

Config

• settings.json - Contains required VSCode settings for the workspace.
• extensions.json - Contains the recommended extensions for the project.
• omnisharp.json - Contains the configuration for the C# extension.
• .editorconfig - Contains C#/.NET conventions and guidelines.
• .gitignore - Contains the default .NET gitignore.

Testing

dotnet test - Runs the xUnit tests, or I recommend using the .NET Core Test Explorer extension.

Useful dotnet commands

• dotnet new console - Creates a new console app project.
• dotnet build - Builds the project.
• dotnet run - Runs the project.
• dotnet test - Runs the xUnit tests.