microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
1 Month active
Languages Used
XML
Technical Skills
Build SystemsMSBuild
Jon Wiswall
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Jon Wiswall
Worked on optimizing build performance in the microsoft/WindowsAppSDK repository by implementing a feature that skips copying unchanged files during the build process. This enhancement involved updating MSBuild Copy tasks in both .vcxproj and .csproj files to use the SkipUnchangedFiles attribute, ensuring files are only copied if they have been modified. By leveraging XML and build systems expertise, the changes reduced unnecessary file operations, shortened build times, and minimized diagnostic noise for developers and end customers. The work improved cross-project consistency and contributed to more efficient CI feedback cycles, demonstrating a focused approach to performance engineering within large-scale build environments.
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Feature vs Bugs
100%Features
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Bugs
0
Commits
1
Features
1
Lines of code
123
Activity Months1
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Work History
July 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Month: 2025-07 — Key feature delivered: Build Performance Optimization: Skip Unchanged File Copies in WindowsAppSDK. This enhancement updates Copy tasks in various .vcxproj and .csproj files to SkipUnchangedFiles="true", so files are only copied if modified. Result: faster builds, reduced diagnostic noise for developers and end customers, and a smoother development experience. No separate bugs recorded for this month; the improvements are captured by the feature work and aligned with the initiative described in commit 8c6bc94b144a1e3b56953ef84dbd7c00fc755683 (Reduce overbuilding for WASDK devs and end customers (#5595)). Overall impact: shortened feedback cycles in CI, lower resource usage during builds, and improved stability. Technologies/skills demonstrated: MSBuild configuration, cross-project consistency across .vcxproj/.csproj, performance engineering, and collaborative development in the WindowsAppSDK repository.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Month: 2025-07 — Key feature delivered: Build Performance Optimization: Skip Unchanged File Copies in WindowsAppSDK. This enhancement updates Copy tasks in various .vcxproj and .csproj files to SkipUnchangedFiles="true", so files are only copied if modified. Result: faster builds, reduced diagnostic noise for developers and end customers, and a smoother development experience. No separate bugs recorded for this month; the improvements are captured by the feature work and aligned with the initiative described in commit 8c6bc94b144a1e3b56953ef84dbd7c00fc755683 (Reduce overbuilding for WASDK devs and end customers (#5595)). Overall impact: shortened feedback cycles in CI, lower resource usage during builds, and improved stability. Technologies/skills demonstrated: MSBuild configuration, cross-project consistency across .vcxproj/.csproj, performance engineering, and collaborative development in the WindowsAppSDK repository.
July 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
XML
Technical Skills
Build SystemsMSBuild
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