Expert .NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControl.NET

* Includes selection of patterns and anti-patterns to describe ideal environment for success.

"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. TOC:Setting a Context.- Dissecting Nant.- NAnt and NAntContrib Tasks.- Creating NAnt Tasks.- A Simple Case Study.- Process Best Practices.- Continuous Integration.- Database Integration.- Code Generation.- Putting It All Together.- A Fistful Of Tools.- Source Code."

A Context for Delivery.- Dissecting NAnt.- Important NAnt Tasks.- A Simple Case Study.- Process Standards.- Continuous Integration.- Extending NAnt.- Database Integration.- Code Generation.- Closing Thoughts.