Livin' the life...

So in playing with ASP 2, a time came for me to try to deploy/publish my test site... sad to say, the VS 2005 as is, didn't handle this for me too well. For example, I wanted each directory compiled into its own dll WITH its respective name, as this I consider is a standard setup especially for identification and updating purposes (and code privacy as well). AS IS however, VS gives you something along the lines of App_Web_(random letters), my favourites being: "App_Web_3tyx-q0m.dll" or "App_Web_chu6wowl.dll"

Now, with the knowledge that these configuations of directory name for dlls was done in VS '03, I figured there must be a way to do it in '05 - Enter 'VS 2005 Web Deployment Projects'. This is a plugin file from Microsoft (which is freely downloadable of course ) which allows the configuration I mentioned above and also, has some other interesting features for use at the deployment stage for web sites. 

For more information on this plugin see the 'VS 2005 Web Deployment Projects' site, there also will be a link to download it.

Truth be told, I must thank this guy's blog on the topic as he is the one who directed me to this required plugin.