.NET Core Tools

.NET CLI (`dotnet`)

The .NET Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a cross-platform tool for developing .NET applications. It's used for creating, building, running, and publishing .NET projects.

• dotnet new: Create new projects.
• dotnet build: Compile a project.
• dotnet run: Run a project.
• dotnet publish: Publish an application.
• dotnet restore: Restore dependencies.
• dotnet test: Run tests.

Learn more about the .NET CLI

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) that provide rich editing, debugging, and extensibility features for .NET Core development.

• Visual Studio: A full-featured IDE for Windows and macOS.
• Visual Studio Code: A lightweight, yet powerful, source code editor with extensive extension support.

Visual Studio for .NET Core

Visual Studio Code for .NET Core

NuGet Package Manager

The standard package manager for the .NET ecosystem. Use NuGet to consume and share libraries and packages.

• Manage project dependencies.
• Discover and install community packages.
• Publish your own packages.

Getting Started with NuGet

Debugging Tools

Essential tools and techniques for diagnosing and fixing issues in your .NET Core applications.

• Breakpoints and step-through debugging.
• Watch expressions and call stacks.
• Exception handling.
• Remote debugging.

Advanced Debugging Techniques

Performance Profiling

Tools for analyzing and optimizing the performance of your .NET Core applications.

• CPU Usage and Memory Profiling.
• Event Tracing for Windows (ETW).
• .NET Trace Tools.

Performance Tuning Guide