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Everything about MSBuild
Build automation software
Microsoft Build Engine, or MSBuild, is a set of free and open-source build tools for managed code under the Common Language Infrastructure as well as native C and C++ code. It was first released in 2003 and was a part of .NET Framework. MSBuild is included with Visual Studio, but can also be run independently through MSBuild's command-line interface. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: MSBuildA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Inside the Microsoft Build engineThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Sandcastle (software)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Text Template Transformation ToolkitA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
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đź“š Books worth reading
Inside the Microsoft Build engineSayed Ibrahim Hashimi · 2010
Supplement to Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (2nd Edition) (Developer Reference)Sayed Hashimi, William Bartholomew · 2013
Inside the Microsoft Build engineSayed Ibrahim Hashimi · 2009
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