Continuous Integration
By James Kovacs
Continuous integration techniques with MSBuild, TeamCity, NUnit, NCover, FxCop, and Microsoft Web Deploy
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Dec 10, 2010
Duration
2h 35m
Table of contents
A Gentle Introduction
Overview
1m
Levels of Code Confidence
2m
CI as an Enabler
3m
Benefits of Continuous Integration
6m
Summary
1m
Minimum Requirements
Building a Solution
Building a Solution
0m
Overview
1m
Hello, Continuous Integration
6m
Recommended Solution Layout
2m
The Software
1m
Building on the CI Server
8m
Build Failure Notifications
3m
Receiving a Build Failure Notification
8m
Summary
1m
Build Scripts
Build Scripts
0m
Overview
1m
Why Do We Need a Build Script?
2m
Decision Point: How to Add Build Steps
1m
Recommendation: Do Not Modify csproj/vbproj
1m
Recommendation: Do Not Script csc.exe/vbc.exe
1m
Recommendation: Script Everything, but Compile with MSBuild
0m
Why the Command Line?
1m
Hello, MSBuild
1m
Defining Targets
1m
Running from the Command Line
1m
Compiling the Solution
2m
Setting the Default Target
0m
Eliminating Duplication
3m
Switching Between Debug and Release
2m
Scripting Other Tasks
3m
Using Custom Tasks
3m
Handling Non-Fatal Command Failures
2m
Depending on Multiple Targets
1m
Running on the CI Server
2m
Summary
1m
Integrating External Tools
Integrating External Tools
0m
Overview
0m
External Tools
1m
Test Runners
1m
Integrating NUnit via Exec Task
4m
Failing the Build with Exit Codes
2m
Running Tests on the Build Server
1m
Displaying Test Reports
2m
Coverage
2m
100% Coverage Myth
2m
Integrating Coverage
0m
Integrating NCover via Custom MSBuild Tasks
5m
Failing the Build on Low Coverage
3m
Running Coverage on the Build Server
4m
Static Code Analysis
1m
Integrating FxCop
5m
Failing the Build by Analyzing XML Output
5m
Summary
2m
Deployment Automation
Overview
0m
Packaging/Deployment Options
2m
Server Preparation
2m
Deployment Pipeline
1m
Continuous Deployment
1m
Adding Packaging to the Build Script
4m
Finding Microsoft Web Deploy on a Developer Machine
2m
Packaging from the Command Line
1m
Packaging on the Build Server
4m
Installing Microsoft Web Deploy on the Web Server
5m
Adding Deployment to the Build Script
4m
Integrating Deployment into the Pipeline
3m
Demonstrating Continuous Deployment
2m
Summary
1m
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Dec 10, 2010
Duration
2h 35m
Description
This course introduces the theory and practice of continuous integration (CI). Students are shown how to set up a build server for CI and create build scripts using MSBuild to manage the overall build process. Different aspects of a build pipeline are explored including code compilation, testing, coverage, static code analysis, packaging, and deployment. This course is appropriate for developers new to the practice of continuous integration.
About the author
About the author
James Kovacs is a Technical Evangelist for JetBrains. He is passionate in sharing his knowledge about OO, SOLID, TDD/BDD, testing, object-relational mapping, dependency injection, refactoring, continuous integration, and related techniques.