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need tips on shortening the recompile/refresh-browser cycle
In VS 2005 I'm spending more and more time between code changes in the IDE, and seeing the effects in a refreshed browser page. Compiling seems like maybe 30% of the time, and the browser-refresh more like 60%. CSS and javascript are trivial, and many property changes in the aspx are, well, better than a full recompile, but changes to the code-behind seem brutal. I use ctrl-shift-b to compile/rebuild, maybe this is the only culprit?
Related: I read once there was also some way to edit while debugging, and then just compile/deploy the one module you had edited. During debugging, all my code pages are read-only.
Thanks for any help. Other than links to Dell, IBM, other hardware vendors, or blues artists. ;)
Related: I read once there was also some way to edit while debugging, and then just compile/deploy the one module you had edited. During debugging, all my code pages are read-only.
Thanks for any help. Other than links to Dell, IBM, other hardware vendors, or blues artists. ;)
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Explain browser refresh issue. Are you talking about data? If so Page caching of the data can help a lot
Does this help?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/399f057w.aspx
I haven't used 2005 ASP.NET, in 2003 it was a single dll. If that is still the case you will still have to JIT it all on first use, but the above could help you precompile it.
One way to do things faster is to run a local webserver and not have to publish things until you are done.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/399f057w.aspx
I haven't used 2005 ASP.NET, in 2003 it was a single dll. If that is still the case you will still have to JIT it all on first use, but the above could help you precompile it.
One way to do things faster is to run a local webserver and not have to publish things until you are done.
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Thank you both for your suggestions.
ChetO S82, I don't see a Build option under properties. Tabs for Application, Compile, References, Resources, Settings, Signing, and Web, but even under Compile, nothing resembling "Before running startup page."
When I launch the debugger, all my pages change to read-only, and the browser takes even longer to load/reload the page I'm working on.
I do have some extra files in there (maybe 20-30), I will create a virtual directory and move them out to see if that helps.
SStory: not the data refresh. I see what's happening in the browser, switch back to VS to make some edits, rebuild, go back to the browser and hit refresh to see the changes. And then I look out the window to exercise my eyes, fidget with a pen or some paper, look back out the window, breath, ... and similar.
ChetO S82, I don't see a Build option under properties. Tabs for Application, Compile, References, Resources, Settings, Signing, and Web, but even under Compile, nothing resembling "Before running startup page."
When I launch the debugger, all my pages change to read-only, and the browser takes even longer to load/reload the page I'm working on.
I do have some extra files in there (maybe 20-30), I will create a virtual directory and move them out to see if that helps.
SStory: not the data refresh. I see what's happening in the browser, switch back to VS to make some edits, rebuild, go back to the browser and hit refresh to see the changes. And then I look out the window to exercise my eyes, fidget with a pen or some paper, look back out the window, breath, ... and similar.
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I will read up on precompiling to see if that helps, too. Thank you very much.
And for development, yes, I am using a local IIS.
And for development, yes, I am using a local IIS.
I'm afraid that is part of JIT compiling. It is slow.... the first time. When you do a build it should be doing a smart build and only relinking what is needed though. If you only make visual changes to the ASPX file you don't need to recompile. If you make code changes, you do.
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Also, don't use Ctrl+Shift+B, just click the "Start Debugging" icon (looks like a play icon).
One more thing that might affect it. If you have a lot of files in the subdirectories it can dramatically increase build time. Even if those files are not in any way related to the website. Might want to check for temporary files or something. Just a suggestion, probably isn't the case.