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I am working on a Visual Studio MVC-4 project. It takes approximately 2 minutes to build the solution, which makes no sense. It is a small solution with 5 projects, with few (less than a few hundred) files in each project. To compare, we have a project which is 10-15 times the size of this project (Web forms), which builds in less than 3 seconds on my computer.
I have heard we migrated from MVC2 to MVC4, and the team remembers the solution was much faster before the migration, but they can't exactly remember it.
It is not only on my computer, but the rest of the computers on the team. I am pretty sure it is in the solution file somehow.
We only have 1 post build event, and it has no effect to remove it.
Any ideas about what to do?
What I have tried
Symbols:
I read a post here on SO, about setting symbols to run locally instead of server. I've done that:
Enable "just my code" Make sure only my code is debugged:
Deleting temp folders
Deleted all the different temp folders around on my computer.
Solution file
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 2012
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Data", "Data", "{C337490A-F7A8-4800-9BD3-668F5231AE2D}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Web", "Web", "{58E3725E-75D2-4AB0-A693-D482152A28E5}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Business", "Business", "{8999D8ED-77FD-42F4-A11A-F6F3B4224A41}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{C1BC5D04-B71F-4E66-9C2F-352ED8A0AF84}"
ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
Saxo.Application.Publish.build = Saxo.Application.Publish.build
EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Database", "Database", "{8F63871C-600E-49E5-9858-D3023485CD06}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Changescripts", "Changescripts", "{B3F72D6C-35EF-4D82-ACB9-5DCAE8F0BCA1}"
ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
30042013-DescriptionNotNull.sql = 30042013-DescriptionNotNull.sql
AlterContentTextsAddAllowHtml.txt = AlterContentTextsAddAllowHtml.txt
AlterInvoiceAccountsAddVismaSupplierId.sql = AlterInvoiceAccountsAddVismaSupplierId.sql
AlterProjectsAddCategorySelfPublisher.sql = AlterProjectsAddCategorySelfPublisher.sql
EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SOMENAME", "SOMENAME", "{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SOMENAME", "SOMENAME", "{797DCD60-C9C4-4AB4-98FE-2CBB02AA4A85}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SOMENAME", "SOMENAME", "{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SOMENAME", "SOMENAME", "{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Tests", "Tests", "{5E4C1C3C-AB57-49E6-8C7B-1E69CD3FBF67}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SOMENAME", "SOMENAME", "{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}"
EndProject
Global
GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
Debug|Mixed Platforms = Debug|Mixed Platforms
Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
Release|Mixed Platforms = Release|Mixed Platforms
Release|x86 = Release|x86
EndGlobalSection
GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{797DCD60-C9C4-4AB4-98FE-2CBB02AA4A85}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{797DCD60-C9C4-4AB4-98FE-2CBB02AA4A85}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
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{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
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{BA8847A7-5EFB-4E1B-A689-4BBC4B6183D8}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
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{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{EA172A15-6AE4-4358-8DB9-B75F6CC20458}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
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{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{97B74D41-8B99-4782-9B64-60BA180ED667}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
EndGlobalSection
GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
HideSolutionNode = FALSE
EndGlobalSection
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{903F385F-C309-4189-BE1C-1598BEF9FBE6} = {58E3725E-75D2-4AB0-A693-D482152A28E5}
{797DCD60-C9C4-4AB4-98FE-2CBB02AA4A85} = {8999D8ED-77FD-42F4-A11A-F6F3B4224A41}
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Process monitor
I've run the process monitor, only looking at cnc.exe . This is my result:
It seems the following records runs again, again and again.
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If you want to have a faster development cycle than Web Forms might be the best option. If time, money, and energy to develop an application from the scratch is not a constraint then MVC could potentially be the better option.
Faster development process:MVC supports rapid and parallel development. If an MVC model is used to develop any particular web application then it is possible that one programmer can work on the view while the other can work on the controller to create the business logic of the web application.
One possible reason that your compile time is so long is that you have have <MvcBuildViews> set to true, which will compile your views and alert you to any syntax errors in your view. Because you can have a large number of views, this process can lengthen your build time significantly (minutes vs seconds). Here is a link to a site which will explain how to turn off/on the MvcBuildViews attribute. In case the site goes down, you basically add the following line to your solution file:
To Enable
<MvcBuildViews>true</MvcBuildViews>
To Disable
<MvcBuildViews>false</MvcBuildViews>
However (opinionated diatribe coming) I disagree with him on when you should use this feature. He states you should have this attribute enabled only for Release/Production while I think that you should only have it enabled for Debug configurations. Most developers will fully test their web apps in Debug and then and only then switch to Release and push. Why would one not want to have a compile time check in Debug mode when that is what you are doing...debugging and checking for errors/bugs?
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