gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace SimpleHttpClient
{
    class Program
    {
        private static Uri url = new Uri("http://bing.com/");
        
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            MakeRequest();
            Console.Read();
        }

        private static async Task MakeRequest()
        {
            var httpClient = new HttpClient();
            try
            {
                var responseMessage = await httpClient.GetAsync(url);
                responseMessage.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                var body = await responseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine(body);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Request error" + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}