Once upon a time, .net code would just build. You had a nice list of project dependencies and references, and you could throw it all into a nice MSI installer

Once upon a time, .net code would just build. You had a nice list of project dependencies and references, and you could throw it all into a nice MSI installer that anyone off the street could use without being told how. It would plop debug builds in one directory and release builds in another. Then Microsoft got rid of it because InstallShield gave them money. Now you need the super-extra-professional edition of Visual Studio to have anything but the most basic installer, and you need to hire a guy to write InstallShield scripts while he's taking a break from contemplating just how tough it would be to get by on pogey alone, and God forbid you need to change anything because the guy is on a different floor because he's not a real developer, etc. etc.