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December 3

Building a website with the help of Visual Studio

I have an urgent need to build a website. I've never done it before. My goal is not commerce, but rather propagating simple ideas. After some browsing I realized that there are many options out there. It turns out I can use the MS Visual Studio. I am very familiar with this application, spending years coding in C# and C++. So, I am trying to use the Studio. I have a rather difficult starting period. A lot of terminology is new to me. So far I've declared a WebApplication1 as a windows forms application. What is the power coding? Is it needed? Where shall I go from here? I will appreciate any healthy suggestions.

Thanks AboutFace 22 (talk) 21:23, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you're building a website you do not need to use Visual Studio C#. Try using VSCode instead and start with HTML5/Javascript. What you're doing is way too heavy for the requirements. A minimal website can be written in HTML as follows:

<html><head><title>Hello world</title></head><body>Hello world</body></html>

Andre🚐 21:25, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a hosting service? Many offer support for one or several content management systems, such as WordPress. Users can get a website up and running without installing anything on their own computers, not having to code a single line. --Lambiam 23:41, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is a VSCode? I don't have a "hosting service." I do have a domain it is hosted at GoDaddy. As I said, I am a beginner in web coding. Just trying to learn first steps as soon as possible. AboutFace 22 (talk) 19:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Will your website be hosted on the servers of GoDaddy? In that case, GoDaddy is your web hosting service. GoDaddy has WordPress hosting plans; they are not free.^[1] Or will the website reside on your personal web servers? --Lambiam 03:14, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What are you trying to write? Web server code or the content? How do you plan to host the content? You'll either need a hosting service or you'll need to admin your own machine in a data center, such as a VPS... perhaps it would be helpful if you told us more details about your urgent need and the resources you've mustered. Elizium23 (talk) 20:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia reference desk is a poor replacement to do basic Googling and reading of documentation. I recommend that you download VSCode because it's another product in the Visual Studio line that is more catered to basic web development versus building a GUI desktop application or web server software that interacts with a database. It sounds like the first step you need to learn is what a web site actually is. Andre🚐 20:08, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I published a book on Amazon back in August. It is not a fiction book. I don't want to disclose its title because it will create an impression that I use the Wikipedia for advertising. The book is filled with what I consider new ideas. I need a website to arrange a discussion and perhaps propagate some of the ideas. It is as simple as that. I don't have any idea how successful this book on the marketplace is, but will try to find out this coming week. I am fluent in a number of computer languages but they are all useless for my task. I've never had a direct need to do what I will try to do now. I tried to hire web designers but got disappointed and decided to do it myself. I appreciate your help. Many thanks 107.191.1.90 (talk) 23:10, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to try something like Neocities or a free wordpress for starters. Andre🚐 23:13, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]