moving to VS Code

Visual Studio Code doesn’t natively support Visual Studio solution files (.sln).

It can work with individual project files (.csproj) using the C# extension and full solution support is available with the C# Dev Kit.

With both extensions installed:
• VS Code can open and navigate .sln files using Solution Explorer
• Multiple projects load correctly as a solution
• IntelliSense, refactoring, debugging, and build support come from the C# extension

So the complete setup for solution support in VS Code is:
1. C# (ms-dotnettools.csharp)
2. C# Dev Kit (ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)

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Sam Hobbs6mo ago
Visual Studio Code doesn’t natively support Visual Studio solution files (.sln).
It can work with individual project files (.csproj) using the C# extension and full solution support is available with the C# Dev Kit.
With both extensions installed:
• VS Code can open and navigate .sln files using Solution Explorer
• Multiple projects load correctly as a solution
• IntelliSense, refactoring, debugging, and build support come from the C# extension
So the complete setup for solution support in VS Code is:
1. C# (ms-dotnettools.csharp)
2. C# Dev Kit (ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)
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