Advantages of a build server?

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Published on 2010-04-09T05:48:59Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 5:53 UTC
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I am attempting to convince my colleagues to start using a build server and automated building for our Silverlight application. I have justified it on the grounds that we will catch integration errors more quickly, and will also always have a working dev copy of the system with the latest changes. But some still don't get it.

What are the most significant advantages of using a Build Server for your project?

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