Should I switch from nant to msbuild?

Question

I currently use nant, ccnet (cruise control), svn, mbunit. I use msbuild to do my sln build just because it was simpler to shell out.

Are there any merits to switch

Answer 1

I don't see any reason to switch. MsBuild itself locks you into the framework you are using. If you use NAnt, you can use it across many frameworks and shell out to msbuild to actually do the building task for you.

I am a fan of NAnt in this respect, because it decouples you from the framework a little bit.

I have created a framework that puts conventions into automated builds and I built it on NAnt. It's called UppercuT and it is the insanely easy to use Build Framework.

Automated Builds as easy as (1) solution name, (2) source control path, (3) company name for most projects!

http://code.google.com/p/uppercut/

Some good explanations here: UppercuT