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

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