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Is there a straightforward way to make a copy of a VB.NET solution and continue the project in another direction?
I’d think this is a common problem but haven’t been able to find an easy solution. Copying the files and renaming seems messy to me.
Does the VS IDE provide anything like this?
Update: It’s a small project on my home computer so I’m currently not using source control. I wasn’t expecting to need to fork or anything. Is there a way I can do this without setting up git or similar?
IMHO this is an SCM (source control management) question, not an editor (VS IDE) question.
Why is copying and renaming messy? That’s eventually what has to happen anyway. You don’t mention which SCM you’re using, but if it’s SVN/Tortoise, if you rename the project file you’ll get a dialog asking you if you want to rename other files similarly named. (e.g. the .filters files) That makes it go easier.