Team Foundation Server Continuous Integration on same machine as developer

Will it be slow if I set this up?

I have both running on my machine and I wanted to setup CI with TFS 2010. So everytime I check in code it sets off a build. Will this make the process of coding while building make my computer really slow?

I just want to test everything else before investing in a separate machine for the bui开发者_如何学运维lds and stuff.

Slow yes, and from a build quality point of view, I'd be concerned. Developer machines (mine included) have all sorts of ugly things installed on them, and hacks to make things work. I'm a really big fan of having a dedicated build machine (virtual or real).

Yes, it will be slow. Especially if your machine will build when others check in too. If you are the only one making commits, it'll probably be just about bearable.

One of the advantages that a build server brings is preventing the "works fine on my box" arguments. So I'd consider using VM in the first phase to show the benefits of CI to the executives. Then claiming a dedicated server for builds will be easier.