Most of the magic in a Team Build is done using either (a) customized tasks, or (b) a customized logger . Well, most of the build machine magic - there's plenty of magic in the client, the Application Tier , and the Data Tier . All right - even on the...

Team Build displays Build Steps in the build report form within Visual Studio. By default, build steps are added at various points during the course of a build - while getting sources (in the Get task), compiling solutions / projects, copying files to...

I suppose this occasion isn't really all that historic, but I feel like there's a lot of pressure to get this first post just right for posterity. It needs to set a tone . Educational but entertaining? Informative yet engaging? On the other hand, maybe...