Setup Matters

The FireGiant Cinematic Universe added another character to the Deployment Dojo in Episode 2, the one and only Bob Arnson. David was away on business so Bob stepped in for our lesson on MSBuild Targets. We cover a lot about this fundamental MSBuild concept.

It's summer here in the Northern Hemisphere and the angry day star is making things hot and sweaty. A great alternative is staying in an air-conditioned office fixing bugs and adding features to your favorite open-source project. You can also try fixing bugs and adding features to your favorite open-source project from the beach, but the sand gets everywhere.

As you might have heard, WiX v6.0.1 is coming out and its coming out day is today. WiX v6.0.1 is now available for your packaging pleasure.

Whoo! I'm so happy to be back in the Deployment Dojo. Season 2 is here and we will be exploring MSBuild. That may be a bit of a surprise but setup development often requires working closely with the build system. So this season let's level up our MSBuild skills.

WiX v6 is done and WiX v7 is in progress but who doesn't love a bug-fix release? WiX v6.0.1 is coming up soon with a selection of fixes we've made for FireGiant customers and maybe—just maybe—a fix for an annoying bug I added to make sure everyone appreciates and adores me.

Since our last meeting, we fixed some last-minute WiX v6 bugs, shipped WiX v6, and began working on WiX v7. And that's just in our copious spare time. In future meetings, we're going to tackle the many, many issues we've been hoarding dutifully maintaining over the years. Join us live for some lightning-round triage!