What is the difference between web application and website in asp.net?
and if it have a difference which best from all sides?
thanks in advance ..
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There is an article in MSDN which describes the differences:
Comparing Web Site Projects and Web Application Projects
BTW: there are some similar questions about that topic, e.g:
M4N
2009-01-24 12:16:47
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It depends on what you are developing.
A content oriented website will have it content changing frequently and a Website is better for theat.
An application tends to have its data stored in a database and its pages and code change rarely. In this case its better to have a Web application where deployment of assemblies is much more controlled and has better support for unit testing.
AnthonyWJones
2009-01-24 12:17:22
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One of the key differences is that Websites compile dynamicly and create on the fly assemblies, web applicaitons compile into one large assembly.
The distinction between the 2 has been done away with in vs2008.
Sam Cogan
2009-01-24 12:19:07
"The distinction between the 2 has been done away with in vs2008" - not sure what you mean there - they are still distinct project types in VS2008, behave differently and are created through different menu options - however at least they are both available by default in VS2008.
Zhaph - Ben Duguid
2009-01-24 14:24:41
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If you want to work with Subversion, you are better off with an Application Project, as outlined here.
Michael Stum
2009-01-24 12:19:24
If what is being developed is a website then your better off with a website solution. If your source code management tool struggles with it, change your SCC not the type of project.
AnthonyWJones
2009-01-24 13:01:42