Dave M Bush published recently a tutorial that is kind of an hybrid between having a PA and using the Codebeside model from dynamic compilation. It's interesting to see the use of the MSBuild tool and compare it to the way it is used to build the PA. I have been using nAnt to build and create my PAs (Both source and install) reusing build files from the core modules. I have not used Bush's method but I will study it to see if something can come up for an improved development environment.ç

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