October 2009 Entries

Performance Improvement Tip for Large Projects in Visual Studio

While working on solutions in Visual Studio, it is often the case that you have many projects contained within the solution.  Even on fast machines, Visual Studio performance can start to drag when you begin working on the solution.  In my past experience, I have found that I typically work on only a few projects at a time.  I found that unloading the  unnecessary projects can help to conserve memory.  So how do you unload a project from a solution in Visual Studio?  Simple, just right-click on the project name and click Unload Project. The unloaded projects...