Does editing asp.net razor chtml file require recompiling?
asp.net, asp.net-mvc, asp.net-mvc-2, asp.net-mvc-3
Solution
No, it does not require compiling. There is, however, an option when building the app to compile the views.
Problem
I wanted to 'live' edit Razor view files *.chtml files in my production MVC website and was wondering if It requires me to recompile my webapp or will it cause the IIS Apppool to restart. I tried on my local machine and it seems that I can edit without need to recompile but needed definitive answer or documentation confirming this. I also tried this with *.aspx files in webforms, it seems i can edit the aspx file without the need of recompiling as long as the *.designer file does not change, that is I don't add/remove any runat=server controls on the aspx file, I can only edit plain HTML markup.