Scott Guthrie has been posting some excellent content around the new structure for asp.net web projects in VS2005, and also how to manage it effectively.
(via Scott Guthrie)
Some techniques for better managing files in VS 2005 Web Projects
There has been a lot of online discussion lately about the new web project system that is being introduced with VS 2005. My goal with this post is to explain a little more about what it is, and provide some background as to the features it provides and the motivation we had in introducing it.
Using IIS with VS 2005 and the new Web Project system
A number of people have asked me questions through my blog over the last few days about how VS 2005 uses and handles IIS (especially in cases of nested applications and virtual directories). This blog entry provides more information on how this works, and hopefully clears up a few questions people might have.
Some techniques for better managing files in VS 2005 Web Projects
I’ve seen several questions come up in the last few days regarding techniques for structuring project layouts with web projects in VS 2005. In particular, I’ve received several good questions asking for ways to manage large image directories as well as temporary storage directories underneath web project roots. One goal with both questions has been to find ways to avoid these files from showing up in the VS web project solution explorer and cluttering up the web project view, as well as to avoid having these files/directories be prompted to be added to source control during check-in (note: you can just unclick having these files added to source control – but having to-do so can be a pain).