Compiling for Production: Release vs. Debug   

We have developed a number of different applications (ASP.NET web site, 
Windows services, DLLs, Windows forms, etc.) in C# 2.0.  We have developed 
and unit tested all these applications/components using Debug mode.  Now we 
are ready to compile everything for release to production.  However, we don’t 
know whether we should compile all the applications/components/assemblies 
using Release mode (or keep everything in Debug mode).

We’ve tried researching Debug mode vs. Release mode but have been unable to 
find any concrete information on which one is better, which one should be 
used in production and why, if Debug in production is good or bad, etc.

So, we’re posting the question(s) here:

- Should we compile in Release mode for a production release and why?
- Are there any issues releasing Debug mode applications/assemblies into 
production?
- What (if any) are the main differences between Release and Debug modes?

Thanks.

date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:07:00 -0700   author:   lmttag