Possible to turn off App_Code auto-compile?

Question

Working with Visual Studio (I'm using 2008) I have started to notice that when you save a file in the /App_Code folder, the program will hang for a bit before returning control. After a bit of research, I have learned that there's an auto-compile feature at work, which I assume is what is slowing down my system.

So the question is this: Is it possible to turn off the automatic compiling of files in the /App_Code folder? Or, even better, is there a way to reduce the time that it takes, or make it work a little more smoothly in the background? Any thoughts/ideas are appreciated!

i know this topic is old, but a solution could be to use *virtual folders* in iis. mapping the folder to a physical directory *outside the web app* will probably be a better solution. — Alex, Aug 16 '12 at 19:51

WooHoo · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-29T08:35:56.140

3

Sorry i don't know of any way of switching off compiling the app_code folder. If its an issue I would try to keep the amount of files in this directory down to a min or even move them out to a seperate library.

ScottGu has some good tips that you might find useful. https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/Tip_2F00_Trick_3A00_-Optimizing-ASPNET-20-Web-Project-Build-Performance-with-VS-2005

edited Jan 29 '18 at 08:35

answered Oct 07 '10 at 16:17

WooHoo

1,912
17
22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '10 at 16:23

0

No you can't turn off app_code folder.

answered Oct 07 '10 at 16:23

Kadir

3,094
4
37
57

Possible to turn off App_Code auto-compile?

2 Answers2