MSBuild: Understand and Customize Your .NET Build
summary
MSBuild is shown as a real programming language for .NET builds (now cross‑platform and open source, used by .NET Core). The talk explains adding custom Properties and ItemGroups, writing and importing custom Targets with Conditions, and why Inputs/Outputs are important for incremental builds, plus common pitfalls that break rebuilds. It gives concrete diagnostics: increase MSBuild verbosity, examine MSBuild log files and project import chains to locate failing targets or overridden properties.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00MSBuild introduction
- 10:52Project structure & properties
- 17:50Target frameworks & configs
- 27:04Extending MSBuild projects
- 34:00Customizing with property groups
- 41:13Advanced features & integrations
- 48:10Templates & config management
- 50:28Q&A
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