Setup development environment

Windows

1. Install latest .NET 7 SDK : https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
2. Install Visual Studio 2022 (Community): https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/free-developer-offers/
3. Install SQL Express Server: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
4. Install Postman or register for Web version of Postman: https://www.postman.com/downloads/
5. (optional) Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16

macOS and Linux

1. Install latest .NET 6 SDK : https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0
2. Install Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio Code: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/free-developer-offers/ https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
3. Install SQL Express Server macOS: https://setapp.com/how-to/install-sql-server Linux: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu?view=sql-server-ver16
4. Install Postman or register for Web version of Postman: https://www.postman.com/downloads/

for VSCode users

1. install C# extension(s): ms-dotnettools.csharp optional: kreativ-software.csharpextensions