In most cases, you can literally copy and paste "regular" console application code into a .NET Core console application and compile it. The output (viewed with ILSpy) will be the same.

Create a console application project in Visual Studio First off, let’s create a .NET Core console application project in Visual Studio.

Follow the steps outlined below to create a new .NET Core console application project in Visual Studio 2019.

The tooling story changed dramatically with .NET Core, because of its serious emphasis on the command line. This is a great fit for .NET Core's cross-platform, tooling-agnostic image.