Expert .NET Delivery using NAnt & CruiseControl.net

Description

At first glance, building and deploying applications seem simple enough. But in fact, difficult releases without any confidence or processes backing them are very common. Integration and management of a new deployment can be laborious and fraught with risk. So as team size and volume of projects grow, management becomes more difficult and risk more pronounced.

This book is a guide to the implementation of good processes in a .NET environment. Author Marc Holmes focuses on actual implementation, and details patterns and anti-patterns to watch out for. He also provides a practical and in-depth look at NAnt and CruiseControl.NET, and solutions to common problem scenarios.

For additional insights, visit the author's blog, Marc: My Words.

CONTENTS:

A Comtext for Delivery
Dissecting NAnt
Important NAnt tasks
A Simple Case Study
Process Standards
Continuous Integration
Extending NAnt
Database Integration
Code Generation
Closing Thoughts
A Fistful of Tools
NAnt Sweeper