step-1-configure-development-environment-ado-net-development.md

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Step 1: Configure development environment for ADO.NET development	Describes how to configure the environment for ADO.NET development.	David-Engel	davidengel	v-kaywon	08/15/2019	sql	connectivity	conceptual

Step 1: Configure development environment for ADO.NET development

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• Next article:   Step 2: Create a SQL database for ADO.NET development

Download a .NET SQL driver

Our current code example uses ADO.NET of the .NET Framework, for Windows. The .NET Core is available for Linux and macOS (in addition to Windows).

ADO.NET, for Windows

• :::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/download.svg" border="false"::: Download and install .NET Framework, including ADO.NET

• Install Visual Studio Community, or a similar integrated development environment (IDE) for writing and compiling C# source code. Microsoft now provides Visual Studio Community for free.

  • Download Visual Studio Community
  • More options for free Visual Studio

.NET Core, for Linux-Ubuntu and macOS

Links to download .NET Core, for a variety of operating systems, are available at:

• :::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/download.svg" border="false"::: Download and install .NET Core