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Set Up Your .NET Coding Environment With Visual Studio

Turn your computer into a programming powerhouse! Use Visual Studio, an Integrated Development Environment, or IDE, to set up your first .NET projects and start coding in C#.
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4 hours
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Write your very first .NET application with the C# programming language! Start by learning how to set up Microsoft's Visual Studio in your coding environment. We'll go through the differences between using a simple text editor, a standard code editor, and Visual Studio. In doing so, you will quickly discover the power of Visual Studio for developing, testing, and deploying your application.

In this course, we'll go through the entire life cycle of an application, which includes creating a new project as well as writing, debugging, and testing your code. You'll also learn how to share results using a test execution report and share your project using Git and GitHub.

To get the most out of this course, I encourage you to follow along with me step by step, mimicking everything I do on your own computer or device.

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Let's set up your .NET environment with Visual Studio!

Learning outcomes

  • Identify the strengths of Visual Studio as an IDE for the .NET ecosystem
  • Install Visual Studio Community and set up a project
  • Work through the lifecycle of a .NET application

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Instructor

John Altenbernd

I've been working in Web Development since its beginning. Over 25 years of programming experience with Microsoft technologies.

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Last updated: 7/7/2025
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Set Up Your .NET Coding Environment With Visual Studio

Easy
4 hours
Free-access course