Introduction to MSBuild

By David Starr
All about MSBuild, the underlying technology used to build your software
Course info
Rating
(637)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 11, 2011
Duration
2h 19m
Table of contents
MSBuild Essentials
Introduction 2m MSBuild in a Nutshell 4m A Little History 2m Hello World with MSBuild 4m Where MSBuild Lives 1m Targets 2m Response (RSP) Files 2m Tasks 3m Logging Verbosity 3m Properties 3m Reserved Properties 2m Items 6m Summary 1m
MSBuild Execution Lifecycle
Introduction 1m Invoking Multiple Targets 1m CallTarget Task 1m DependsOnTarget Attribute 3m BeforeTargets and AfterTargets 2m Conditional Targets 2m Multiple MSBuild Files 5m MSBuild and VS Solution Files 2m MSBuild and VS Project Files 2m Customizing a .CSPROJ file 2m Summary 2m
Custom Tasks
Introduction 1m The MSBuild Extension Pack 2m Using Tasks from the Extension Pack 5m Implementing ITask 5m Using the Custom Task 4m Implementing the Task Base Class 5m Creating an Inline Task 5m Summary 1m
Common Scenarios
Introduction 2m The Web Application 4m Building the Solution 4m Running Unit Tests 3m Multiple Unit Test Assemblies 4m Putting it Together 1m Managing Assembly Version Numbers 6m Deploying the Web Application 7m Summary 1m
MSBuild and Team Foundation Server
Introduction 1m Overview 1m Build Automation in TFS 2008 3m Demo: Using the Upgrade Script 4m Demo: Calling MSBuild from 2010 Build 3m Demo: Custom MSBuild Tasks 4m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(637)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 11, 2011
Duration
2h 19m
Description

This MSBuild tutorial starts with the essentials needed to use MSBuild and explores using MSBuild in build automation scenarios.

About the author
David Starr
About the author

David Starr is a Principal Azure Solutions Architect for Microsoft and has worked in technology leadership positions for over 20 years. He specializes in agile software development practices, patterns and practices, and judicious application of various technologies within development teams. He is a 5 time Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and a technical instructor with Pluralsight where he focuses on the software development practices and developer tooling curricula. David blogs at ElegantCode.com, is a frequent contributor at conferences and a frequent writer. He has successfully led many product development teams and is a technical learning professional.

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