CHAPTER 2
Compile and Run
Visual Studio compilation
With the Hello World program completed, the next step is to compile and run it. To do so open up the Debug menu and select Start Without Debugging, or simply press Ctrl + F5. Visual Studio will then compile and run the application which displays the string in a console window.
The reason why you do not want to choose the Start Debugging command (F5) is because the console window will then close as soon as the program has finished executing.
Console compilation
If you did not have an IDE such as Visual Studio, you could still compile the program as long as you have the .NET Framework installed. ...
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