Hi guys, lets use this thread to come up with a scope that a good build server cocovers:While BIB comes up with a more detailed one, let me kickstart the discussion by listing down some points which I think are required, with reference to .NET projects:. Integration with multiple source control systems. Integration with popular build scripting tools (to leverage on existing efforts) like nant. Web-based detailed logs. Good documentation for using the build server. FTP support for deployment to dev and uat servers. Xcopy support for dll deployment to network shares on dev servers. GUI based addition / exclusion of projects in daily builds. Versioning support across builds. Archiving support for previous builds. Programmatic access to build server to add extensions. multiple project and environment supportWhat am I missing? Guys, any comments.. Once we have finalized on the list of features, we will allow certain points to each, say 5 pts to feature 1, 2 pts to not so important feature 8, and then go out and mark the available build servers so we can use a mathematics based approach to choosing the best build server out there.
Vector wrote:wow they actually published it!!!!!!!!! awesome.......have not got my hands on a copy of this magazine yet.
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