Solution shows you a graphical representation of the hierarchy of files and folders in your project, solution, or code folder. The Editor shows the contents of files and is where you'll do most of your coding work. The file Program.cs opens in the Editor window. Select the code file Program.cs in the Solution window, which is on the left-hand side of Visual Studio for Mac.

On the Configure your new Console Application window, add a Project name, Solution name, and Location, and then choose Create. NET 6.0 appears in the Target framework dropdown, and then select Next.

On the Configure your new Console Application window, ensure. Select Console Application from App in the Web and Console section, and then select Continue. A template contains the basic files and settings required for a given project type. It also shows a list of your recently used project templates if you select Recent. On the start window, select New to create a new project.Ĭhoose a template for your new project window opens and shows several project templates. To continue exploring features, let's create a new project. If this is the first time you're using Visual Studio, your recent projects list will be empty. It shows a list of recent projects and options to open an existing project or create a new one. The first thing you'll see after you open Visual Studio for Mac is the start window. If you haven't already installed Visual Studio, go to the Visual Studio downloads page to install it for free.

In addition to a code editor and debugger, Visual Studio for Mac includes compilers, code completion tools, graphical designers, and source control features to ease the software development process. NET integrated development environment on the Mac that can be used to edit, debug, and build code and then publish an app.

In this introduction to the Visual Studio for Mac integrated development environment (IDE), we'll take a tour of some of the windows, menus, and other UI features.

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