{"id":24323,"date":"2019-05-13T16:51:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=24323"},"modified":"2019-05-27T10:16:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T10:16:48","slug":"visualize-your-build-with-incredibuilds-build-monitor-and-visual-studio-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/visualize-your-build-with-incredibuilds-build-monitor-and-visual-studio-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualize your build with IncrediBuild\u2019s Build Monitor and Visual Studio 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s seeing your build, and then there\u2019s REALLY seeing your build. The difference can be quite dramatic, unveiling a new world of possibilities. As part of a partnership between IncrediBuild and Visual Studio<\/a>, you can enjoy these possibilities directly within Visual Studio.<\/p>\n

We previously discussed IncrediBuild<\/a>, a software acceleration technology that speeds up your builds, tests, and other development process times. While IncrediBuild\u2019s solution is known mainly for its impressive development acceleration capabilities, there\u2019s another, very interesting capability to take note of: IncrediBuild\u2019s Build Monitor<\/a> tool. This elegant build visualization tool replaces your old text output with a sleek, intuitive graphic UI, transforming your build into a visual entity you can easily engage with, and helps you spot long durations, errors, warnings, bottlenecks, and dependencies.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the standard text output we\u2019re all used to working with:<\/p>\n

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Now take a look at how a build looks like with IncrediBuild\u2019s Build Monitor tool, seamlessly integrated into the Visual Studio experience (see additional information about invoking IncrediBuild\u2019s Build Monitor from within Visual Studio at the bottom of the post):<\/p>\n

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Each color represents the build task status, allowing you to immediately identify which build tasks were executed without a problem and which require your attention. The bar width represents the duration of a specific task, and the side navigation bar lays out the specific machine and core on which the task was executed.<\/p>\n

However, that\u2019s not all there is to it. This tool also includes:<\/p>\n