Running an ASP.NET MVC 4 app in release mode does not bundle and minifiy the js files

Question

When I run my ASP.NET MVC 4 app in release mode, the bundles are still outputting the unminified and separate js files, instead of bundling and minifying it into fe

Answer 1

1. Nothing is being bundled or minified if debug is set to true in Web.config file so that you can easily debug the output.

2. If you want to override this, just add the following line of code to your BundleConfig file:

   BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = true;