application compiles every 15 minutes

Question

I am using ASP.Net4 MVC2 for my application. The first person using the application usually experiences a long wait before the application responds. After that the applica

Answer 1

It is almost certainly the case that what you are experiencing is app pool recycling. It's true it takes some time to re-initialize after the pool has been recycled, but it shouldn't take all that long. How long is a "long wait"? A second? Several? In IIS you can configure how regularly your app pool recycles. For IIS 7, right-click on your app pool and choose "Advanced Settings" then look at "Idle Time-out". You may consider increasing this value. (Or set to 0 to disable completely.)