IIS Express图标的含义是什么？

Question

Using IIS Express as my development server in Visual Studio 2012, I notice a rather odd-looking silvery-blue icon appear in my system tray. It turns out this is the IIS Express icon, as shown the the following image (the IIS Express icon is on the left):

What is this icon supposed to represent? For about a week I thought it was a stylised S, now it looks more like a tin can being crushed by a robot hand.

Answer 1

The icon you mention is the IIS Express System Tray application icon.

If you were to debug or run a Web Site or Web Application from the Visual Studio IDE, this icon will be displayed in your System Tray; you can right-click this icon and gain access to further features to stop these web sites and more.

IIS Express is somewhat similar to the Visual Studio Web Server in that it runs the web site/application under a random port on localhost. IIS Express is beneficial to use because incorporates the main Windows IIS Features without the need of requiring the Windows IIS Feature to be installed on the developer's computer; most corporates don't like to have the Windows IIS Feature installed because it represents a security risk to the company and requires more corporate management.

References

http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/introduction-to-iis-express