Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build

By: Sayed Hashimi and William Bartholomew

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Synopsis: Written for . NET developers, build masters, and anyone else who wants to use MSBuild or Team Build, this reference describes the fundamentals of creating and extending MSBuild project files, then covers the two ways that MSBuild can be extended: custom tasks and custom loggers. It discusses advanced topics such as batching and incremental builds, and offers an MSBuild 'cookbook' with real-world examples (code is available on a web site). The last three chapters of the book focus on installation, configuration, and use of Team Foundation Build 2008 (Team Build), the latest version of the build automation component of the Visual Studio Team System. No background in the build process is assumed. Hashimi is a software developer and trainer. Bartholomew is a software engineer. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)