C# Console App

C# is an elegant and type-safe object-oriented language that enables developers to build a variety of secure and robust applications that run on the .NET Framework. C# syntax is highly expressive, yet it is also simple and easy to learn. The curly-brace syntax of C# will be instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with C, C++ or Java.

Here I am going to demonstrate how to create simple .net project without Visual Studio

Prerequisites

• .Net Framework has been install to your PC or laptop, and the version of .Net Framework on your PC is 2.0+ or later
• Assume the path of .Net Frameowork is c:\Windows\Microsfot.Net\Frameowork\v2.0.50727

Create a project

• Create a project named csharp-project

  md csharp-project
  cd csharp-project 
  md bin src
  echo.>csharp-project.proj
  echo.>src\helloworld.cs
  

Update config file

• Update config file csharp-project.proj as below

<Project DefaultTargets = "Compile"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" >

    <!-- Set the application name as a property -->
    <PropertyGroup>
        <appname>csharp-app</appname>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <!-- Specify the inputs by type and file name -->
    <ItemGroup>
        <CSFile Include = "src\helloworld.cs"/>
    </ItemGroup>

    <Target Name = "Compile">
        <!-- Run the Visual C# compilation using input files of type CSFile -->
        <CSC
            Sources = "@(CSFile)"
            OutputAssembly = "bin\$(appname).exe">
            <!-- Set the OutputAssembly attribute of the CSC task
            to the name of the executable file that is created -->
            <Output
                TaskParameter = "OutputAssembly"
                ItemName = "EXEFile" />
        </CSC>
        <!-- Log the file name of the output file -->
        <Message Text="The output file is @(EXEFile)"/>
    </Target>
</Project>

Create the main program

• Create a new file named HelloWorld.cs and copy following coding to the new file

  public class Hello
  {
      public static void Main()
      {
          System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
      }
  }
  

Run the console app

• Compile with MSBuild & Run

  c:\Windows\Microsfot.Net\Frameowork\v2.0.50727\MSBuild
  bin\csharp-app.exe