Ant is a Java- and XML-based build tool from Apache's Jakarta project. Ant has the capacity to move files around using a very rich set of include/exclude directives and can move files via FTP. Peter ...

If you're a Java developer, you know that there are several options available for building, compiling and packaging your code. Most IDEs will build code for you. You can also compile code on the ...

In any substantial software engineering project, the build tool is one of the most important parts of the developer’s toolkit. Without a solid build tool, the process of compiling, packaging, and ...

I have dabbled in eclipse and ant before... but one big thing that held me back was ant. I wrote an ant script for a project I was working on so I could compile/test/deploy my java code. I could use ...

A defined process is one of the most necessary but often least-used tools in software development. It is by nature an overhead task that accompanies a development effort. A defined build process ...

There are dozens of Java build tools available, but only a few of them truly dominate. When it's time to choose one, the key runners in the race are Maven, Ant and Gradle. All three are effective in ...

Looking to create a more versatile and powerful build system for Android developers, Google has been working on what is currently called "New Build System," a tool that aims to (one day) replace, ...

I've done a little simple ant stuff, but this is the biggest thing I've tried. <BR><BR>I'm starting a web service project from scratch consisting of a half-dozen web services, and a common library of ...

There are numerous ways in which Groovy can be applied to build Java-based applications. These building approaches range from invoking commands like javac and jar directly from Groovy code to ...