Creating a build script for an ASP.Net MVC web application with Fake

Creating a build script, always a hassle to do and one of the things that gets the lowest priority in the backlog. Certainly on small projects. On one of my previous work places MSBuild was used to automate the builds. I had such a bad experience with it that I just plain ignored it for several years. It was hard to use and maintain. I heard of Fake, a build automation system written in F# which gets its inspiration from rake and make, and gave it a try!

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