"TEK" <trond-eirik.at.kolloen.no> wrote in message
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> This is killing both me and the project.
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> We're working on a farly large project.
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> The code is divided in two parts.
> One solution that holds all business layer projects (9 projects, some
> small and some large)
> One solution that holds the UI projects (6 project, 3 exe, 1 small control
> library, 1 resource lib, 1 reporting lib)
> Almost all the UI projects depends on one or more of the project in the
> business layer solution. Thy are referenced by adding references to the
> dlls.
> (this is done to keep the solution as a somewhat managable size. The
> change ratio in the UI projects is also mutch larger than in the business
> projects)
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> Compile time for both projects is no problem.
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> However, we have huge design time issues with our main client appliction.
> Whenever you try to design a form, it takes forewer to load it.
> Some test result:
> Opening a user control (having 12 controls) with a newly opened solution
> after a recompile:
> 20 sec
> Second time opening, fast (a couple of sec)
> Reopening after changing some little thing and then compile:
> 20 sec
> Open a different control, and then reactivate the already open control.
> 20 sec
> As we often do some quite small changes and the recompile, this is
> starting to cost us huge amount of time and frustration.
>
> Almost all our forms and user controls is inherited, if that might matter.
>
> Does other share this experience?
> Anyone has a clue about where to start to fix this issue?
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> Regards, TEK
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