I recently did this at work, and I decided to document the process here in the form of a how-to guide. Please note that I am not an expert, I am learning as I go along, so there may be mistakes.
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 are necessary if you want to:
- Start using the `dotnet` command-line utility and all the functionality that it provides.
- Eventually migrate to a modern version of dotnet.
