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Java Development with Ant (Paperback)

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Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; illustrated edition edition (7 Aug 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1930110588
ISBN-13: 978-1930110588
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.3 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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"A great resource for anyone wishing to learn how to integrate Ant into his personal set of best practices for software configuration management solutions."

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The most widely used build tool for Java projects, Ant is cross-platform, extensible, simple, and fast. It scales from small personal projects to large, multi-team J2EE projects. And, most important, it's easy to learn.

Java Development with Ant systematically explores what Ant can do, and how to apply it to your project. Whether you are new to Ant, or an experienced user, this book will show you powerful and creative uses for Ant.
The book emphasizes basic concepts you need to know to effectively use Ant starting with Ant's XML-driven build process. It leads you step-by-step through everything you need to know to compile, test, package and deploy an application. It then guides you through the maze of more complex situations common in larger projects such as enterprise Java applications and Web Services.
With this book you will gain access to a powerful tool to automatically build, test and deploy your Java software, no matter how simple or complex it might be.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must, 5 Nov 2002

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If you are using Ant, you need this book. There are two main reasons: 1) This is a well-written book. 2) The online documentation for Ant simply sucks.

The book is good for both novice and intermediate Ant users. I expect that even expert Ant users will find this book useful.

I have given it 5 stars because I feel this book is necessary for any serious Ant user. However, if 4 and a half stars were possible, that would be my rating. This is because the book focuses a bit too much on using Ant for server-side Java development. I am developing mainly applets and the book does not have much to say about that. But it doesn't change the fact that it is a good book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last a guide to more advanced features of Ant, 12 Mar 2003

By	A. Bowes "andy_bowes" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been using Ant for a couple of years now and thought that I knew it fairly well. This book has opened up a whole new perspective on Ant's capabilities and allowed me to go back and refine my existing build files to incorporate the gems that this book imparts. It certainly takes Ant beyond the build, test and deploy cycle into areas that include automatic code generation and tight integration with the XP methodology.

As other reviewers have said, this book really is essential reading for anyone who is even considering using Ant.

Probably the best technical book that I have bought in years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 3 Feb 2003

By	Forty runner (Brighton) - See all my reviews

This book doesn't just cover the basics but also goes into detail about Unit Testing, Web services etc.

It's very clear and well written.

Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent book on ANT
The is the one and only book you require if your using ANT and Java. Believe me when I say that it is an excellent and thorough book that has almost everything, And it has served... Read more

Published on 27 Jun 2007 by Tom

3.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough but disappointed with some of the examples
This book gives a thorough presentation of Ant, it's features and they way they are used. However I was disappointed with the tutorial aspects of it. Read more

Published on 21 Jun 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars At last...a book that makes Ant seem easy
In the past I’ve struggled to get to grips with Ant but this book has made Ant very easy to understand. Read more

Published on 7 May 2003 by Bill Matthews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Ant book, whether you're a beginner or a poweruser
I must say this book has helped me incredible over the last week and a half. I was already a user of Ant, but this book has given me many hints on how to make my build scripts... Read more

Published on 13 Dec 2002 by c_macmahon

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