The Team Build service in Team Foundation Server includes the current date in the build number by default. To me, the string looks like the random gibberish of a disk head crash.
FooBarBuild_20060928.1
FooBarBuild_20060928.2
…
I know some people are fond of including the date in a build label, but it's a turn off for me. Build labels have a tendency to show up in many places, and a friendly number is easier on the eyes.
FooBar_2.5.1
FooBar_2.5.2
…
FooBar_2.5.176
Fortunately, it's easier to change Team Build with a custom MSBuild task. There are some examples of how to do this out there, but none that generate a truly friendly name. Ideally, the task will start with a base name like "FooBar_2.5" and just generate an extra identity digit. One of the properties in play during a team build is LastBuildNumber, which we can inspect during the task and use to generate the build number we want
http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2006/09/28/7203.aspx
http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/teamsystem/archive/2006/07/06/Adding_the_Build_Number_to_your_binaries.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/aa395241.aspx
