Why should you care?

Starting from the official template beats empty folders — you run something real on day one and change one line to see results.

See it live — copy this example

Create an MVC project (dotnet new mvc), add the code, and run dotnet run.

dotnet new mvc -n ShopNest.Mvc
cd ShopNest.Mvc
dotnet run
# Browse https://localhost:7xxx — trust dev certificate if prompted

Run Example »

This lesson uses terminal or setup steps. Run commands on your computer — the live editor appears on coding lessons.

What happened?

• The template creates Controllers/, Views/, wwwroot/, appsettings.json, and Program.cs.
• First request hits HomeController.Index which returns Views/Home/Index.cshtml inside _Layout.

Try it yourself

1. Create ShopNest.Mvc with dotnet new mvc.
2. Open Controllers/HomeController.cs — read Index method.
3. Change welcome text in Views/Home/Index.cshtml, save, refresh.
4. Change text or labels in the example and run again — watch the browser update.
5. Break the code on purpose (remove a semicolon), read the error message, then fix it.

Remember

dotnet new mvc = instant runnable site. Home/Index is the default landing route. Edit view + refresh is the core feedback loop.