Microsoft Visual Studio

MSBuild Commands

• Output to log file, with timestamp information

msbuild.exe /fl /flp:logfile=MyBuildOutput.log;ShowTimestamp

• Parallel build (between multiple projects)

msbuild.exe BuildInParallel=true /m

Visual Studio Project Configurations

• Control multi-process build

How to use Visual Studio 2015 Profiler

• Youtube video: Visual Studio 2015 Profiler (MS Build Conference)
• Safari Book: Microsoft Visual Studio
• MSDN: A beginner's guide to Profiler

Which files need be committed to version control in a MSVC project?

File types should be committed to version control:

• .cpp: source code
• .filters: project file
• .h: source code
• .ico: resource
• .rc: resource script
• .rc2: resource script
• .sln: project file
• .txt: project element
• .vcxproj: project file

File types should NOT be committed to version control:

• .aps: last resource editor state
• .exe: build result
• .idb: build state
• .ipch: build helper
• .lastbuildstate: build helper
• .lib: build result. Can be 3rd party
• .log: build log
• .manifest: build helper. Can be written yourself.
• .obj: build helper
• .pch: build helper
• .pdb: build database
• .res: build helper
• .sdf: intellisense dbase
• .suo: solution user options
• .tlog: build log
• .user: debug settings. Do preserve if just one dev or custom debug settings

Reference: Stack Overflow: Which Visual C++ file types should be committed to version control?