How it works...

Let's see what we have done so far in this recipe and how it works. In steps 1 to 3, you have created a blank solution. Blank solutions are a very good starting point for any size of project. It gives you a whole new solution to start with. Later on, you can add more bits and pieces to your solution. Even though this is a simple introduction to class libraries, it is good practice to stick with proper naming conventions. It's not a must, but good practice. As you can see, we have given a name Chapter1.Library, so the name is meaningful and it says what our solution is about. 

In the next steps, from 4 to 8, we have added a class library project to our blank solution. Now you have an idea how a solution will grow over time, from start to end. The template we have chosen is a full .NET Framework class library. We renamed the default Class1.cs template provided by Visual Studio. It's good practice to give a meaningful name to classes and the files we work with. 

In steps 9 and 10, we added code to our class and checked all the syntax was correct by building the solution. It is also good practice to check for typos and other errors in syntax once in a while.