C# | App_Code class missing in the current context
Something as simple as creating a new class in Visual Studio can be tricky. Lately I've been creating a class by right-clicking "App_Code" in a Web Project and selecting "Add", "Class..." When accessing the class "Tiago", I would get: - The name 'Tiago' does not exist in the current context - The type or namespace name 'Tiago' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) Here are some thoughts on this: - Adding classes to the root folder works fine - Adding classes to the root folder, and THEN moving them to the App_Code folder works fine - Adding classes through the "Generate class for 'X'" context menu works fine Why is this happening? When you create a new class within the App_Code folder, its default behavior (check by clicking properties on the class) will be "Content", when it should be "Compile". So we can just confirm we ...