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I was wondering, if it is possible to do live coding using Asp.Net core similar how it is possible to do this in node.js using nodemon. I am trying to learn asp.net core and I find the code-compile-debug cycle very slow and inconvenient.

gyurisc
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    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/dotnet-watch ;) – Tseng Nov 29 '16 at 10:27
  • @Tseng This looks good. Thank you! I will try this out. – gyurisc Nov 29 '16 at 10:28
  • dotnet watch is a great option if you're working from the command line. Visual Studio will also automatically recompile your project when requests come in if you're running without debugging. –  Nov 29 '16 at 19:25

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Is possible to do live coding using ASP.NET Core similar how it is possible to do this in Node.js using nodemon?

Yes, it is. You can use the dotnet watch command. This command will allow you to do "live coding". In also works with tests, i.e.; if you find a bug and you can fix the bug and watch will detect the changes, recompile your code and re-execute the tests.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/dotnet-watch

David Pine
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  • I tried to follow the tutorial and with the latest version of Visual Studio (2017 RC) the projects.json is gone and so the tools section in it where I need to add the nuget definition. Any ideas how this can be done with the eliminated projects.json_ – gyurisc Dec 06 '16 at 07:34
  • Nuget global config – David Pine Dec 06 '16 at 11:28