Creating an empty ASP.NET project

Because Visual Studio Code is folder-based and not project-based like Visual Studio, it does not have a File | New Project option in its list of menus.

Scaffolding a project using Yeoman

Instead, you'll use Yeoman to scaffold a basic empty ASP.NET project. If you do not already have npm installed, complete the following steps:

1. Open a new command prompt and navigate to the folder where you would like to create your project, for example, C:\MyBootstrap4Site.

2. Enter the following command in the command prompt in order to install Yeoman and supporting tools:

           npm install -g yo grunt-cli generator-aspnet bower 
   
   

   After Yeoman and supporting tools have been installed, follow these steps:

3. Enter the following command and press Enter to start the Yeoman ASP.NET generator:

           yo aspnet
   

4. Select Empty Application from the list of applications and press Enter:

   

5. When prompted for the name of your ASP.NET application, type Bootstrap4Site and press Enter.

6. Yeoman will...