Can the new csproj file structure be used with a ASP.NET Framework project?

Question

The new .csproj format includes some significant improvements over the classic files, including tight integration with NuGet package management and significantly less-verbos

Answer 1

I am following this github issue regarding this, and the latest comments posted add the last missing pieces. Basically, with a .csproj file like this:

  
  
    Library
    bin\
    net48
    false
    true
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
    15.0
    $(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)
  
  
  
  

everything works!

• The normal run and debug experience with visual studio starting iisexpress with the right applicationhost.config. If you fill out the sslport in launchsettings, it even works with ssl.
• The normal edit and debug razor experience without any red squiggles and with working intellisense/autocomplete.

The only thing that still seems to be missing is right click deploy functionality... But as you can use msbuild /p:DeployOnBuild=True to deploy, I finally don't see anything missing anymore that stops me from upgrading.