--- product_id: 8505118 title: "Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (Developer Reference) 2nd Edition" brand: "sayed hashimiwilliam bartholomew" price: "€ 23.45" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/8505118-inside-the-microsoft-build-engine-using-msbuild-and-team-foundation store_origin: FI region: Finland --- # Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (Developer Reference) 2nd Edition **Brand:** sayed hashimiwilliam bartholomew **Price:** € 23.45 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (Developer Reference) 2nd Edition by sayed hashimiwilliam bartholomew - **How much does it cost?** € 23.45 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/8505118-inside-the-microsoft-build-engine-using-msbuild-and-team-foundation) ## Best For - sayed hashimiwilliam bartholomew enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sayed hashimiwilliam bartholomew brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (Developer Reference) 2nd Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51L-QdX4TDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A MUST *by T***X on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2016* A couple of years ago, I upgraded a few custom build steps from the old VS format to the new one. This had to be one of the most frustrating experience I've ever went through as a programmer!!Learning how to use the old custom build steps had taken me a single evening, allowing me to create tons of custom properties with everything working flawlessly. The automatic conversion to the new format generated by VS was FAR from being perfect, which forced me to dig into these completely new files and language, which was MSBUILD. With virtually no MSDN documentation on it (even to this day!!), I literally spent months (evening project) trying to get things to work just how I wanted. In the end, I just had to settle for "good enough", as I was losing my sanity.I recently came across this book through some comments on Stackeoverflow. Wow! In a single day, I've learned more on the whole topic than I did in months of frustration using the meaningless one-liners on MSDN.I highly recommend this book. It does a great job a gradually introducing you to the various components of MSBUILD, always demonstrated with easy-to-understand exemples.Avoid the frustration... it's probably the most beneficial programing book one ever purchased.I had originally given this a 5 stars, before I was completely done with it. I had learned so much in do little time, that I was confident about giving it the 5 stars. However, I just reached part 2 of the Visual Studio 2010 section and it is noticeably less well written. Clearly, this was written by somebody else. It also starts off as if we didn't know how properties worked, at that point in the book! The vocabulary is also different, which complicates things. The author of the first half should review and edit these other sections and bring them up to par with the rest of the book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kindle Users: Carefully Buy the Right Version of This Book! *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2011* First off, this is a fantastic book. I used the 1st edition with TFS 2008. This new edition includes great content for the new, completely revamped, build workflow process in TFS 2010.However, as a new Kindle user, when I went to purchase the second edition, I ended up with the wrong one. After returning it via the Amazon Kindle return process (which is pretty painless), I was able to get the correct version. I wish Amazon had a better way of classifying/naming their book versions. They should call the Kindle versions "Version 1" and Version 2" to coincide with the book versions. Instead, there is the regular Kindle version (which is the new one!) and the Kindle "November 11, 2009" edition. Hover your mouse cursor over the Kindle links to see which picture appears. If you want the newer edition, be sure to click on the Kindle link with a "2" appearing in the picture of the cover.As with any IT books for the Kindle, watch for missing content. I've been seeing this problem with a lot of IT books from Amazon. Maybe we need to create a web site called MissingKindleContent.com or a way (unknown to me!) to report Kindle errors to Amazon so they can fix it.So far, no problems with this book. Big thumbs up! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MSBuild unmystified *by P***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 5, 2011* This book is an absolute must if you want to do anything useful in MSBuild. There is a baffling lack of MSBuild documentation on MSDN and there are not enough examples and tutorials in blogs to fill in MSDN's vast documentation gap. Buy this book if you need to learn the basics and inner workings of:+ How and when projects and imports are parsed and processed+ How and when properties and items are evaluated+ How target and task batching work+ How to chain targets together+ How to create incremental builds+ How to integrate other tools into MSBuild+ How to write your own custom tasks when MSBuild lacks the expressive power.This book leaves nothing unexplained. If you have any MSBuild questions at all, this book will answer them. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fi/products/8505118-inside-the-microsoft-build-engine-using-msbuild-and-team-foundation](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/8505118-inside-the-microsoft-build-engine-using-msbuild-and-team-foundation) --- *Product available on Desertcart Finland* *Store origin: FI* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*