What is the difference between a web site and a web application?
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possible duplicate of [ASP.net: Website or web application project](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/344473/asp-net-website-or-web-application-project) – Sani Huttunen Sep 13 '10 at 07:05
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another possible duplicate with a lot of answers http://stackoverflow.com/questions/398037/asp-net-web-site-or-asp-net-web-application – Ricardo stands with Ukraine May 03 '13 at 13:36
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FROM MCTS SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT
Web applications and websites function and perform similarly, but web applications differ from websites in several important ways. For example, with a web application:
■ You can create an MVC application.
■ Visual Studio stores the list of files in a project file (.csproj or .vbproj), rather than relying on the folder structure.
■ You cannot mix Visual Basic and C#.
■ You cannot edit code without stopping a debugging session.
■ You can establish dependencies between multiple web projects.
■ You must compile the application before deployment, which prevents you from testing a page if another page will not compile.
■ You do not have to store the source code on the server.
■ You can control the assembly name and version.
■ You cannot edit individual files after deployment without recompiling.
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`You do not have to store the source code on the server.` why, with web sites, do you? I ask while I don't know shit about what kind of web **sites** can you make with MSVS: if you could tell me what language does it output on (or something) when doing a website project in it I might get a bigger picture, would be much appreciated. – n611x007 Jan 27 '17 at 15:07
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WEB APPLICATION
- You explicitly compile the source code on the computer that is used for development or source control.
- By default, compilation of code files (excluding .aspx and .ascx files) produces a single assembly.
- Explicit namespaces are added to pages, controls, and classes by default.
WEB SITE PROJECT
The source code is typically compiled dynamically (automatically) by ASP.NET on the server the first time a request is received after the site has been installed or updated.
You can precompile the site (compile in advance on a development computer or on the server). By default, compilation produces multiple assemblies.
- Explicit namespaces are not added to pages, controls, and classes by default, but you can add them manually.
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