What are the various “Build action” settings in Visual Studio project properties and what do they do?

Question

For the most part, you just take whatever Visual Studio sets it for you as a default... I\'m referring to the BuildAction property for each file selected in Solution Explore

Answer 1

• Fakes: Part of the Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation) Framework. Not available on all Visual Studio versions. Fakes are used to support unit testing in your project, helping you isolate the code you are testing by replacing other parts of the application with stubs or shims. More here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh549175.aspx