Hello @john kakusu ,
If you are new to Visual Studio Code, this tool an be a bit overwhelming.
Perhaps you are eligible for the Visual Studio Community editon.
Because it has more visual interaction, this could work out better for you?
It's a free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source and individual developers.
Learn to build and maintain Asp.net applications takes some time.
Here is a guide to get you started.
There is even a complete, free, learning module at MS Learn.
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