Bot-docs: Can I use VS Code to do this?

[SarahSexton]

The instructions in the documentation only describe how to do this in .NET in Visual Studio 2017. How can I do this in .NET in VS Code?

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• ID: 1f1718fa-0745-3fee-6ef5-18e36b61fabf
• Version Independent ID: fd9ef97f-4540-e624-d459-c076e94a50ad
• Content: Create a bot with the Bot Builder SDK for .NET - Bot Service
• Content Source: articles/dotnet/bot-builder-dotnet-sdk-quickstart.md
• Service: bot-service
• Product: bot-framework
• GitHub Login: @Kamrani
• Microsoft Alias: kamrani

[drub0y]

Details that would need to be covered:

• Making sure .NET SDK 2.x is installed
• Installing C# extension for VS Code (e.g. OmniSharp stuff)
• Creating a tasks.json that adds the build task for the project
• Creating a launch.json that adds the launch details for a .NET web project for the "F5" debugging experience

[ajforu74]

Yes, you can use Visual Studio 2015 or 2017. But you should have the .net SDK 4.x with emulator handy!

[Kaiqb]

We will also be adding support for VS Code soon.