ASP.NET5 From Windows to Mac (Cross-platform)

ASP.NET5 is a new open source and cross platform framework for building cloud-ready web apps using .NET.  In this video I am going to show you how to get an ASP.NET5  project running on Windows  and  OS X . For more details on how to set this up  check out my blog

Topics

 [00:47] Define ASP.NET 5

[02:00] .NET Cross Platform

Getting Started on  Windows

 [02:27] .NET Version Manager  DNVM

 [03:18] .NET Execution  Environment DNX

 [03:44] .NET Development Utilities  DNU

Install DNVM & DNX on Windows

In Command Line

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "&{$Branch='dev';iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Home/dev/dnvminstall.ps1'))}"

In Powershell

&{$Branch='dev';iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Home/dev/dnvminstall.ps1'))}

Check to make sure everything is working

where dnvm

[04:19] Welcome to Yeoman

[05:06]  Building your ASP.NET Application

[06:18] Running an ASP.NET Project in Command Line

Getting Started on a Mac

 [08:22] Homebrew

Use Homebrew to install  your .NET Cross Platform tools

Install dnx and dnvm

brew tap aspent/dnx brew install dnvm

If you updated your version of DNVM earlier make sure uninstall and reinstall  dnx.

brew untap aspnet/dnx brew tap aspnet/dnx

[09:11] Building your ASP.NET Application

[09:52] Running an ASP.NET in Visual Studio Code