It does work, it is convenient, but that's not a Build Server's function in concept.
Which things RE deployment did I leave out? I was considering the config as part of the coding...
You could cut the build machine out by building locally and pushing the binaries out via git, but that's just really an implementation detail.
Rob is nonetheless correct that deployment in ASP.NET is poor. I think you explained one of the reasons why: static languages. It seems like you've convinced yourself that something is convenient because you feel that there's really no other solutions. I think you right and wrong...You are right because it isn't going to change, so deal with it...You are wrong because there are alternatives which have changed.