---
title: "Parallel Builds with MSBuild"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2008/4/24/parallel-builds-with-msbuild.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2008/4/24/parallel-builds-with-msbuild.html"
published: "2008-04-24T19:35:26"
updated: "2008-04-24T19:35:26"
tags: [".NET", "Tips & Tricks"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I just learned something new: You can do parallel builds with MsBuild if you have a multi core CPU. awesome."
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Parallel Builds with MSBuild

By Roy Osherove April 24, 2008 In [.NET](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net), [Tips & Tricks](https://osherove.com/blog/category/tips-tricks)

**Historical article** · Originally published April 24, 2008; technical details may be outdated.

I just learned something new: [You can do parallel builds with MsBuild](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FasterBuildsWithMSBuildUsingParallelBuildsAndMulticoreCPUs.aspx) if you have a multi core CPU. awesome.

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[All posts in .NET](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net)

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    ### [Testing XML serialization attributes](https://osherove.com/blog/2008/4/24/testing-xml-serialization-attributes.html)

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    ### [Debug into the .NET Framework Library Source Code - It's here.](https://osherove.com/blog/2008/1/17/debug-into-the-net-framework-library-source-code-its-here.html)


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