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Visual Studio version for .net core application
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Hi,
I am going to develop .NET core console application.
For that, Which Visual Studio development version is better for .NET core console application?
Currently i have Visual Studio 2015 and 2017 in my machine.
Please help me on this.
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Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points2021-03-10T07:31:50.453+00:00 -
Prabs 1 Reputation point
2021-03-10T08:48:02.81+00:00 what about Visual Studio 2015 and 2017?
For commercial purpose, Is community version supported? -
Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points
2021-03-10T09:08:59.957+00:00 Then choose 2017 : it supports .NET 2.1 or 2.2, from :
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Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,426 Reputation points2021-03-10T08:50:38.233+00:00 Hi Prabs,
The visual studio 2017 is better. You can develop with .net core 2.1, which is under long term support.
But visual studio 2015 just supports .net core 1.0, which is out of support. The reference: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet Best Regards, Dylan
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Prabs 1 Reputation point
2021-03-10T09:21:23.84+00:00 But .net core 2.1 support ends on 2021-08-21.
Is there any issue if i go for .net core 2.1 in Visual studio 2017? because support ends this year august -
Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,426 Reputation points
2021-03-10T09:33:41.747+00:00 It's just that this framework is no longer maintained, but you can continue to use it.
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Prabs 1 Reputation point
2021-03-10T09:42:47.18+00:00 In my Visual Studio 2017, .NET core project is not available. Only .NET framework available
How to add .NET core in Visual Studio 2017? -
Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,426 Reputation points
2021-03-10T10:07:40.78+00:00 You can install this workload:
ASP.NET and web developmentand .NET Core 2.1 framework.
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Prabs 1 Reputation point
2021-03-10T11:05:48.167+00:00 Thanks for your help
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Prabs 1 Reputation point
2021-03-11T11:07:51.92+00:00 Thanks for your help
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