Build Time Code Generation in MSBuild

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Created 2015-06-30
Available at mhut.ch/journal/2015/06/30/build-time-code-generation-in-msbuild
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Build-time code generation is a really powerful way to automate repetitive parts of your code. It can save time, reduce frustration, and eliminate a source of copy/paste bugs. This is something I’m familiar with due to my past work on MonoDevelop’s tooling for ASP.NET, T4 and Moonlight, and designing and/or implementing similar systems for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android. However, I haven’t seen any good documentation on it, so I decided to write an article to outline the basics.

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Microsoft Build Engine, better known as MSBuild, is a free and open-source build tool set for managed...

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Exactly what I needed