How to build a .NET template and use it within Visual Studio

I have wanted to talk about how you can build a .NET template and how to use it within Visual Studio for quite some time.

So I'm taking advantage of the fact that Microsoft announced the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 a few weeks ago and this version adds the capability of creating entire solutions from a .NET template to write about it.

I started writing this post a few days ago but the post grew larger than expected, so I have turned this one in a 2 part-series.

In part 1 I'll talk about some key concepts that you should know when creating a .NET template.

In part 2 I'll show you a practical example of how you can pick some of your own apps, convert them into .NET templates, package them together in a single NuGet pack and use them as templates within Visual Studio.

If you're interested, take a look at the following links:

• https://www.mytechramblings.com/posts/create-dotnet-templates-for-visual-studio-part-1/

• https://www.mytechramblings.com/posts/create-dotnet-templates-for-visual-studio-part-2/