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Quickly Compiling Changes for Couple of Files

I am using .NET Framework and C# and working on a large project. The application compile takes forever. Currently, I don't have time to see what is going wrong. But is there anyway that if I change 2-3 files I can compile the application quickly.

It is a web application. The solution has 6-7 other projects.

+1  A: 

I believe you "must" rebuild(what ever that got changed) in order for your changes to take effect.

Also, as a side note:

  • Break into modules/assemblies, compile only that assembly which got changed!
  • If your existing change is in some specific assembly then build only that assembly.
KMan  2010-04-28 14:44:43
Even if I build only the assembly that got changed it takes forever since it has references to other assemblies.
john doe  2010-04-28 14:47:02
This is not working! I uncomment some code and now I need to compile again. I am compiling a single project and it is taking 5 minutes!
john doe  2010-04-28 15:22:55
@JohnDoe: Use `Build` and donot use 'Rebuild`; if the references of the project has not changed, the compiler will not *recompile* them; *rebuild=clean + build*. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1247457/difference-between-rebuild-and-clean-build-in-visual-studio-2008
KMan  2010-04-28 15:51:31
Thanks! Actually I am using msbuild.exe command line for building and it is working much much faster.
john doe  2010-04-28 19:01:26
A: 

"unload" the projects (right click on the project in the solution explorer). The project isn't removed from your solution, but it won't be compiled either.

Matt Jacobsen  2010-04-28 14:46:27
If the project the unloaded can the main project still refer to the dlls of that project.
john doe  2010-04-28 14:56:44

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