title: Difference between References and Dependencies in Visual Studio 2017
body: <p>When I create a new ASP.NET Web Application in Visual Studio 2017, I end up with a Solution Explorer containing a <code>References</code> element. </p>
  
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  <p>When I create a new ASP.NET Core Web Application in Visual Studio 2017, I end up with a Solution Explorer containing a <code>Dependencies</code> element. Furthermore in this situation, NuGet didn't create local <code>packages</code> folder. </p>
  
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  <p>Why this difference? Is it possible to have this same <code>Dependencies</code> element with the ASP.Net Web Application solution?</p>