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Machine.config Shrinks

Something I just noticed in 2.0: my machine.config is around 17 KB in size, compared to over 200 KB in 1.1. The file seems practically empty. A little comment at the top of the file reveals why:

“To improve performance, machine.config should contain only those settings that differ from their defaults.”

Print | posted @ Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:48 AM

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Gravatar # re: Machine.config Shrinks
by Raymond Lewallen at 4/26/2005 4:02 PM
So where are the defaults... hardcoded into the fx now?
  
Gravatar # re: Machine.config Shrinks
by Scott at 4/27/2005 5:19 AM
I think that is essentially what is happening - I haven't dug around enough yet to prove it. I imagine it might have a benefit in server side apps since machine.config was large - and with all the provider configuration in asp.net 2 it could only grow and grow in size...
  
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