Category Archives: deployment

Killer Nant Scripting Part 7: Custom Tasks in C#

Jul 24

You can use NAnt with either VB or C# to write your own custom tasks. This truly is a killer feature, once you are able to implement custom tasks in C# you can make NAnt do almost anything. This allows you to address some of NAnts weaknesses, primarly it is a build and [...]

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Killer Nant Scripting Part 6: Logging

Jul 18

Demistyfiying the Black Box
Logging is logical extension of creating usable output from any type of computer program, be it a windows GUI, a web application, or even a script. Logging allows us to get into the nitty gritty about important steps our programs are executing. This goes one step further into creating really [...]

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Killer Nant Scripting Part 5: Echos and Outputs

Jul 15

Formatted and human readable output is critical in creating reusable Nant scripts. Displaying formatted script output makes the script makes it more useful, and usable. It allows us to display everything, and highlight the important, and it gives our scripts a polished look.
If you are going to be writing one off scripts, [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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