Understanding C# basics

To learn C#, you will need to create some simple applications. To avoid overloading you with too much information too soon, the chapters in the first part of this book will use the simplest type of application: a console application.

Let's start by looking at the basics of the grammar and vocabulary of C#. Throughout this chapter, you will create multiple console applications, with each one showing a feature of the C# language.

1. If you've completed Chapter 1, Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!, then you will already have a Code folder in your user folder. If not, then you'll need to create it.
2. Create a subfolder named Chapter02, with a sub-subfolder named Basics.
3. Start Visual Studio Code and open the Chapter02/Basics folder.
4. In Visual Studio Code, navigate to View | Terminal, and enter the following command:

   dotnet new console

5. In EXPLORER, click the Program.cs file, and then click on Yes to add the missing required assets...