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Figure 9-8.
Cloud Service project type in Visual Studio 2010
3.
Enter a name for your project, and click OK. A new screen comes up (see
Figure 9-9) in which you can select a role for your application. The role of your
ASP.NET application dictates its primary purpose and what you're able to do
with the project. The following roles are available:
•
ASP.NET Web Role
. Lets you create a web site with ASP.NET.
•
ASP.NET MVC 2 Web Role
. Lets you create an MVC 2 web application (only
available in Visual Studio 2010).
•
WCF Web Service Role
. Allows you to create a WCF service in Windows Azure.
•
Worker Role
. Equivalent to a background service in Windows Azure that has
no user interface.
•
CGI Web Role
. Lets you create a web application using a technology other
than ASP.NET, such as Python.
