Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (PRO-Developer)

by William Bartholomew (Author), Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $31.49

  As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important. This essential reference drills inside MSBuild-and shows how to maximize your control over the build and deployment process. Learn how to customize and extend build processes with MSBuild-and scale them to the team, product, or enterprise level with Team Foundation Build.

  Discover how to:

  • Create and modify MSBuild files-outside the Visual Studio IDE
  • Use XML-based syntax to declare dynamic properties and items
  • Apply built-in tasks or write your own
  • Customize the build process-adding code generation, unit testing, or code analysis
    
    
  • Use batching and incremental builds to reduce build times
  • Invoke external tools in scripts and create reusable files
  • Start and stop services
  • Set assembly versions and extend the clean process
  • Configure, customize, and extend Team Build-and automate build from end to end