Iteration 0 was really short, so there isn't too much to say. I had set an 8 hr time box which I cut to 3, since I was able to make a few decisions quickly and my research didn't take too long.

First, for the small logistics, NUnit and NAnt are definitely going to be used. I am going to pass on Cruise Control.NET for now. I was researched MS Visual Studio / CVS IDE integration and found this article, which gave pretty good instructions. After overcoming the frustration of not getting it to work in the past (and as the article's author points out), I realized the Microsoft SCC (Source Control API) is not really compatible with CVS. For example, you must explicitly check out files before working on them. I find CVS tools and semantics to be better, so I will stick with WinCVS. IDE integration doesn't get me too much, though I admit I really like using it in Eclipse.

The most significant part of Iteration 0 was selecting a project. I have decided to use the construction of NBuilder itself. I realize this is a little on the metaphysical side and a little "trendy" (using a tool to build a tool, like xUnit), but I was looking for a project that would allow me to explore my requirements and was realistic. I don't want to invent some fictitious situation, as it would be harder to consider the real needs of an application. I fear I would start to meld the app's needs to satisfy the assumptions I have about how NBuilder should work. Since the usage of the application should allow requirements to emerge, I think this is a good strategy.

More later, with Iteration 1 planning game, though I will be out of the country and won't touch this for a week or two.