Why does not the Application_Start() event fire when I debug my ASP.NET MVC app?

Question

I currently have the following routines in my Global.asax.cs file:

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
    routes.IgnoreRout         


        

Answer 1

I found the problem:

This MVC application was part of a larger solution, in which I had at one point set another project to build for an x86 environment (I'm running x64). When I did that, apparently all other projects - even those added later - were set not to build on Ctrl+Shift+B, and I suppose that's why the debugger didn't hit my breakpoint.

Solution:

Go into the solution build properties (right-click Solution, select properties, and select Build on the menu on the left), and put a check in the Build checkbox next to the project name in the list.