❔ Dotnet Command
So when I downloaded the C# extension in VS it told me to download a SDK and I chose one and I can't seem to understand step 2.
Do I just type dotnet? If so I did and it didn't seem to work.
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what exactly did it tell you to download
Like an SDK, didn't take a screenshot of the notification in time on VS.
It didn't say which one, it sent me to a link.
where are you typing
dotnetIn the command prompt as it said in Step 2.
Opened the command prompt and just typed dotnet.
Said it didn't recognize it.
do you know which link it was that you visited
to be clear, if you are using Visual Studio then you shouldn't need to manually install anything
you just select .NET and Visual Studio installs and manages updates for everything you need
Microsoft
Download .NET SDK for Visual Studio Code
Download and install the .NET SDK for building .NET apps with Visual Studio Code on Linux, macOS, or Windows.
It sent me here.
oh, i see. you are using VS Code, not VS
they are different things
They're different?
I didn't know.
That's probably why,
did you download the x86 one or the x64 one
I didn't know there were 2 different ones.
x86
that would be the problem
I need to download x64?
yeah, the x86 one won't show up in the command line
uninstall it (just from the regular app uninstall page) and do the x64 one
What's the major difference between VS and VS code?
VS is more powerful
Better code hints, autocompletion, stuff like that
VS Code is a baby version of VS, basically
I see.
VS is a big and complex professional tool, it has more integrations with different kinds of tools (debugging, UI designing, performance profiling, stuff like that). VS Code has fewer features, but it's lighter weight and perhaps less intimidating
I find both intimidating lol
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