I recently did this at work, and I decided to document the process here in the form of a how-to guide.
Sdk-style project files have existed since net5. The kind of project files we were using before that can now be called legacy-style project files.
- Legacy-style project files begin with <Project ToolsVersion="...
- Sdk-style project files begin with <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">.
Sdk-style project files still work with dotnet-framework projects, but they are necessary if you want to:
- Start using the `dotnet` command-line utility and all the functionality that it provides.
- Eventually migrate to a more recent version of dotnet.
