over the past year or two, i've only inconsistently updated my blog, and each time i've promised to write more frequently.  now it's time to live up to my promises.

as most of you know, we're wrapping up whidbey and getting very close to shipping this product we've been working on for the last several years of our lives.  much of your feedback has directly affected what we're shipping and i think you'll be happy with what we're offering.  msbuild can help you and your organization solve many complex problems, and it can also improve your experience performing some of the simple tasks you do all the time (in some cases without even knowing it).

so given that we're about to ship very broadly and many new users will no doubt get their very first introductions to msbuild, i'd like to spend some time over the next couple of months explaining the basics of how to use msbuild.  you'll of course be able to find much of this information at msdn, but my aim here is to focus on the broad picture and explain with clear language how to get things done.  additionally, i'd like to weave into the discussion some insights into the design and development of msbuild, which msdn most likely won't offer.  from time to time i may have to recruit other team members to provide their expertise when i think my explanation may not be adequate.  hopefully if we build from the basic blocks, we can work our way up to some of the cool stuff later.

as always, keep in touch!  if you think i missed something, or i don't explain something clearly, or in general you have any feedback for me, then let me know!  it's likely others share your question or issue and they'd also benefit from having it addressed.

let's go!

jeff.