A different approach to integrate IIS Express with VS Code

[lextm]

While this extension has been out for many years, its feature set is always limited. That's understandable for a hobby project, and the complexity of IIS/IIS Express configuration system also raises the bar.

The following issues have been reported but never worked on,

Issue	Status	Comments
#684	Closed as not supported	Blazor projects are supported by new extension
#654	Open	Can be done with new extension
#558	Open	Can be done with new extension
#411	Closed but not resolved	Can be done with new extension
#406	Closed as not supported	Can be done with new extension
#402	Closed but not resolved	Can be done with new extension
#98	Closed but not resolved	Might be done with new extension
#96	Closed	Not yet in new extension
#60	Closed as not supported	Not supported by new extension
#49	Closed but not resolved	Might be done with new extension
#46	Closed but not resolved	Can be done with new extension
#34	Closed but not resolved	Might be done with new extension
#31	Open	Can be done with new extension
#29	Closed but not resolved	Can be done with new extension

I created Jexus Manager to enable IIS/IIS Express using a user interface similar to IIS Manager, so with it parsing configuration files and revealing most settings is easy.

You can give the new VS Code extension a try. While feature parity isn't a design goal, it is interesting to explore further on some of the items.

[warrenbuckley]

Hi @lextm thanks for commenting and giving your opinion.
However, it is good to have alternative VSCode extensions in the community and different options, however promoting it on issues and PRs to this repository is slightly distasteful and not in the spirit of open source IMO.