Updating tutorials for C# Dev KIt

docs/core/tutorials/publishing-with-visual-studio-code.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Publish a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code
 description: Learn how to use Visual Studio Code and the .NET CLI to create the set of files that are needed to run a .NET application.
-ms.date: 08/30/2023
+ms.date: 09/12/2024
 zone_pivot_groups: dotnet-version
 ---
 # Tutorial: Publish a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ In the following steps, you'll look at the files created by the publish process.
 
    1. On Linux, enter `./HelloWorld` and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
 
-   1. Enter a name in response to the prompt, and press any key to exit.
+   1. Enter a name in response to the prompt, and press <kbd>Enter</kbd> to exit.
 
 1. On any platform, run the app by using the  [`dotnet`](../tools/dotnet.md) command:
 
    1. Enter `dotnet HelloWorld.dll` and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
 
-   1. Enter a name in response to the prompt, and press any key to exit.
+   1. Enter a name in response to the prompt, and press <kbd>Enter</kbd> to exit.
 
 ## Additional resources
 

docs/core/tutorials/snippets/with-visual-studio/csharp/Program-Read.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//Variant of Program.cs that reads input from the debug console instead of the terminal
+#if READ
+// <MainMethod>
+Console.WriteLine("What is your name?");
+var name = Console.ReadLine();
+var currentDate = DateTime.Now;
+Console.WriteLine($"{Environment.NewLine}Hello, {name}, on {currentDate:d} at {currentDate:t}!");
+Console.Write($"{Environment.NewLine}Press Enter to exit...");
+Console.Read();
+// </MainMethod>
+#endif

docs/core/tutorials/with-visual-studio-code.md

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 ---
 title: Create a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code
-description: Learn how to create a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code and the .NET CLI.
-ms.date: 09/21/2023
+description: Learn how to create a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code.
+ms.date: 09/12/2024
 zone_pivot_groups: dotnet-version
 ---
 # Tutorial: Create a .NET console application using Visual Studio Code
 
 ::: zone pivot="dotnet-8-0"
 
-This tutorial shows how to create and run a .NET console application by using Visual Studio Code and the .NET CLI. Project tasks, such as creating, compiling, and running a project are done by using the .NET CLI. You can follow this tutorial with a different code editor and run commands in a terminal if you prefer.
+This tutorial shows how to create and run a .NET console application by using Visual Studio Code.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the [C# extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp) installed.
-
-  If you have the [C# Dev Kit extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit) installed, uninstall or disable it. It isn't used by this tutorial series.
+* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with [C# Dev Kit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit) installed.
 
   For information about how to install extensions on Visual Studio Code, see [VS Code Extension Marketplace](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-gallery).
 
@@ -26,25 +24,19 @@ Create a .NET console app project named "HelloWorld".
 
 1. Start Visual Studio Code.
 
-1. Select **File** > **Open Folder** (**File** > **Open...** on macOS) from the main menu.
+1. Go to the Explorer view and select **Create .NET Project**. Alternatively, you can bring up the Command Palette using Ctrl+Shift+P (Command+Shift+P on MacOS) and then type ".NET" and find and select the .NET: New Project command.
 
-1. In the **Open Folder** dialog, create a *HelloWorld* folder and select it. Then click **Select Folder** (**Open** on macOS).
+1. After selecting the command, you need to choose the project template. Choose **Console App**.
 
-   The folder name becomes the project name and the namespace name by default. You'll add code later in the tutorial that assumes the project namespace is `HelloWorld`.
+1. Select the location where you would like the new project to be created.
 
-1. In the **Do you trust the authors of the files in this folder?** dialog, select **Yes, I trust the authors**. You can trust the authors because this folder only has files generated by .NET and added or modified by you.
-
-1. Open the **Terminal** in Visual Studio Code by selecting **View** > **Terminal** from the main menu.
+1. Give your new project a name, "HelloWorld".
 
-   The **Terminal** opens with the command prompt in the *HelloWorld* folder.
+1. Select to **Show all template options**. Set **Do not use top-level statements** to **true**. And finally, select **Create Project**.
 
-1. In the **Terminal**, enter the following command:
-
-   ```dotnetcli
-   dotnet new console --framework net8.0 --use-program-main
-   ```
+1. In the **Do you trust the authors of the files in this folder?** dialog, select **Yes, I trust the authors**. You can trust the authors because this folder only has files generated by .NET and added or modified by you.
 
-   Open the *Program.cs* file to see the simple application created by the template:
+1. Open the *Program.cs* file to see the simple application created by the template:
 
    ```csharp
    namespace HelloWorld;
@@ -58,30 +50,18 @@ Create a .NET console app project named "HelloWorld".
    }
    ```
 
-   The first time you open a *.cs* file, Visual Studio Code prompts you to add assets to build and debug your app. Select **Yes**, and Visual Studio Code creates a *.vscode* folder with *launch.json* and *tasks.json* files.
-
-   > [!NOTE]
-   > If you don't get the prompt, or if you accidentally dismiss it without selecting **Yes**, do the following steps to create *launch.json* and *tasks.json*:
-   >
-   >* Select **Run** > **Add Configuration** from the menu.
-   >* Select **.NET 5+ and .NET Core** at the **Select environment** prompt.
-
    The code defines a class, `Program`, with a single method, `Main`, that takes a <xref:System.String> array as an argument. `Main` is the application entry point, the method that's called automatically by the runtime when it launches the application. Any command-line arguments supplied when the application is launched are available in the *args* array. The code in `Main` calls the <xref:System.Console.WriteLine(System.String)?displayProperty=nameWithType> method to display a message in the console window.
 
-   C# has a feature named [top-level statements](../../csharp/fundamentals/program-structure/top-level-statements.md) that lets you omit the `Program` class and the `Main` method. This tutorial doesn't use this feature. Whether you use it in your programs is a matter of style preference. In the `dotnet new` command that created the project, the `--use-program-main` option prevented top-level statements from being used.
+   C# has a feature named [top-level statements](../../csharp/fundamentals/program-structure/top-level-statements.md) that lets you omit the `Program` class and the `Main` method. This tutorial doesn't use this feature. Whether you use it in your programs is a matter of style preference. By setting **Do not use top-level statements to true** when you created the project, you prevented top-level statements from being used.
 
 ## Run the app
 
-Run the following command in the **Terminal**:
+To run your app, select **Run** > **Run without Debugging** in the upper menu, or use the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+F5).
 
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet run
-```
+If asked to select a debugger, select **C#**, then select **C#: HelloWorld**
 
 The program displays "Hello, World!" and ends.
 
-![The dotnet run command](media/with-visual-studio-code/dotnet-run-command.png)
-
 ## Enhance the app
 
 Enhance the application to prompt the user for their name and display it along with the date and time.
@@ -90,7 +70,7 @@ Enhance the application to prompt the user for their name and display it along w
 
 1. Replace the contents of the `Main` method in *Program.cs*, which is the line that calls `Console.WriteLine`, with the following code:
 
-   :::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/with-visual-studio/csharp/Program.cs" id="MainMethod":::
+   :::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/with-visual-studio/csharp/Program-Read.cs" id="MainMethod":::
 
    This code displays a prompt in the console window and waits until the user enters a string followed by the <kbd>Enter</kbd> key. It stores this string in a variable named `name`. It also retrieves the value of the <xref:System.DateTime.Now?displayProperty=nameWithType> property, which contains the current local time, and assigns it to a variable named `currentDate`. And it displays these values in the console window. Finally, it displays a prompt in the console window and calls the <xref:System.Console.ReadKey(System.Boolean)?displayProperty=nameWithType> method to wait for user input.
 
@@ -103,17 +83,13 @@ Enhance the application to prompt the user for their name and display it along w
    > [!IMPORTANT]
    > In Visual Studio Code, you have to explicitly save changes. Unlike Visual Studio, file changes are not automatically saved when you build and run an app.
 
-1. Run the program again:
-
-   ```dotnetcli
-   dotnet run
-   ```
+1. Select **Run**>**Run without debugging**.
 
 1. Respond to the prompt by entering a name and pressing the <kbd>Enter</kbd> key.
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/debugging-with-visual-studio-code/run-modified-program.png" alt-text="Terminal window with modified program output":::
 
-1. Press any key to exit the program.
+1. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd> to exit the program.
 
 ## Additional resources
 
@@ -182,7 +158,7 @@ Create a .NET console app project named "HelloWorld".
    }
    ```
 
-   The first time you edit a *.cs* file, Visual Studio Code prompts you to add the missing assets to build and debug your app. Select **Yes**, and Visual Studio Code creates a *.vscode* folder with *launch.json* and *tasks.json* files.
+  The first time you edit a *.cs* file, Visual Studio Code prompts you to add the missing assets to build and debug your app. Select **Yes**, and Visual Studio Code creates a *.vscode* folder with *launch.json* and *tasks.json* files.
 
    > [!NOTE]
    > If you don't get the prompt, or if you accidentally dismiss it without selecting **Yes**, do the following steps to create *launch.json* and *tasks.json*:
@@ -299,7 +275,7 @@ Create a .NET console app project named "HelloWorld".
    }
    ```
 
-   The first time you edit a *.cs* file, Visual Studio Code prompts you to add the missing assets to build and debug your app. Select **Yes**, and Visual Studio Code creates a *.vscode* folder with *launch.json* and *tasks.json* files.
+    The first time you edit a *.cs* file, Visual Studio Code prompts you to add the missing assets to build and debug your app. Select **Yes**, and Visual Studio Code creates a *.vscode* folder with *launch.json* and *tasks.json* files.
 
    > [!NOTE]
    > If you don't get the prompt, or if you accidentally dismiss it without selecting **Yes**, do the following steps to create *launch.json* and *tasks.json*: