How to improve startup performance on IIS / ASP.Net

Question

I am using a particularly slow virtual web host (name withheld!) where disk performance can be very bad. Thus, the first hit to my ASP.Net web sites can take 1+ minutes to l

Answer 1

The first time you request a page from a compiled ASP.NET application after its assemblies have been modified, it takes a lot longer to process than a normal page request.

A simple solution to your problem is therefore to request a page from your application immediately after any modifications. That way you are the first to request a page, and you incur the long wait rather than your users.