InformIT: Peter Smith’s “Software Build Systems: Principles and Experience”

• http://www.informit.com/store/software-build-systems-principles-and-experience-9780321769442
• http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=9780321769442
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780321769442

from Chapter 16: Tool Management: Tool Rules

1. take notes (very, very detailed — nice!)
2. use version control for the source code
3. periodically upgrade tools
4. use version control for the tool binaries

There is a very nice and enjoyable section on “breaking the rules”.