(FromTheBuildMaster)

This leads to one of the most important rules in the build lab:The build team never fixes build breaks, regardless of how trivial the break is.That’s the developer’s responsibility. We took this a step further: The developer whobreaksthebuild has to go to his development machine, check out the file, fix it, and then go through all thecheck-inprocess steps again.

Build Breaks Always Have the Highest Priority for Everyone

This rule means that if you are a developer and you can fix the build break, and the developer whobrokethebuild cannot be found, you should fix it immediately. Afterward, send an e-mail to the developer andthebuildteam explaining what you did to fix the build, and remind your co-worker that he owes you a favor.