Microsoft Inside the Build Engine 605pages software manual

Fully updated for MSBuild 4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4, and Visual Studio 2010, including support for Visual C++. Gain the critical insights and examples you need to customize and extend build processes with MSBuild and learn how to scale them to the team, product, or enterprise level with Team Foundation Build.
Suitable for all developers and build masters using Microsoft technologies. You should be familiar with Visual Studio and you should have a solid grasp of XML.

As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important.

Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build, Second Edition, fully updated for Visual Studio 2010, drills inside MSBuild and shows you how to maximize your control over the build & deployment process.