# The F5 Key Is Not a Build Process

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/the-f5-key-is-not-a-build-process/639
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**Created:** [November 2, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/the-f5-key-is-not-a-build-process/639 "2007-11-02T02:37:16Z")
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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/the-f5-key-is-not-a-build-process/639/1 "2007-11-02T02:37:16Z")

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This is obviously preaching to the converted here... but Coding Horror has an interesting blog post today about doing builds:

[The F5 Key Is Not a Build Process](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000988.html) - Jeff Atwood

" **The F5 key is not a build process**. It's a quick and dirty substitute. If that's how you build your software, I regret that I have to be the one to tell you this, but _your project is not based on solid software engineering practices_."

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### Author: ![stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/the-f5-key-is-not-a-build-process/639/2 "2007-11-08T01:52:11Z")

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Huh? I always use F5 to launch my build process…   
  
 …in FB.   
  
 Steve