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Build and Release Management Series

October 27, 2011

What is build and release management?

Can you build your product with one command?

Where do developers keep their checked-out source code?

How do I eliminate absolute paths from my code and build scripts?

Do your builds have other hard dependencies?

You keep talking about hard dependencies. Are there any soft dependencies?

How are build and deploy scripts different?

What should you include in machine setup scripts for dev and build machines?

Can you deploy your product with one command?

Are your build scripts crusty and old?

Why should my build and deployment scripts be separate?

Can you build all possible configurations using command line parameters?

Do you have an official build machine or set of build machines?

Do you save your old builds?

Do you store built binaries in your VCS?

Do you have different build scripts for different configurations of your build?

Do you have different build scripts for official builds vs. dev builds?

More to come!

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