Why does not the Application_Start() event fire when I debug my ASP.NET MVC app?

Question

I currently have the following routines in my Global.asax.cs file:

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
    routes.IgnoreRout         


        

Answer 1

Below technique worked for me:
Simple workaround is to touch global.asax after the debugger is attached in order to force an application recycle. Then during the next request, the break point that you set on Application_Start will be hit.

I found this here:
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/634919/cannot-debug-application-start-event-in-global-asax