| Java Articles » Language » Ant |
| 1. Automate your build process using Java and Ant | |
| Author: | Michael Cymerman |
| URL: | http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2000/jw-1020-ant.html |
| Summary: | Ant is a powerful scripting tool that lets you craft build processes around your code requirements using predefined tasks and provides expansion capability to handle even more difficult tasks. This article is an introduction to the powerful XML-based scripting tool that can automate your mundane tasks and allow you to concentrate on your business rules and code development. (3,000 words) |
| 2. Build scripts with Groovy and Ant | |
| Author: | Filippo Diotalevi |
| URL: | http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2004/jw-1004-groovy.html |
| Summary: | In nearly all developers' toolboxes, Ant is the standard build tool for Java applications, thanks to its open, standard, and multiplatform structure. Though it represents a great improvement in automating production of complex J2EE applications, the choice of using XML syntax to express build automation has shown some limitations and drawbacks. In this article, Filippo Diotalevi shows how to put together Ant and Groovy (the new JVM scripting language) to build a more flexible and powerful automation tool. (1,300 words; October 4, 2004) |