Soon after its launch, Ant succeeded in taking the Java world by storm, becoming the most widely used tool for building applications in Java environments. Like most popular technologies, Ant quickly went through a series of early revision cycles. With each new version, more functionality was added, and more complexity was introduced. Ant evolved from a simpletolearn build tool into a fullfledged testing and deployment environment. Ant: The Definitive Guide has been reworked, revised and expanded upon to reflect this evolution. It documents the new ways that Ant is being applied, as well as the array of optional tasks that Ant supports. In fact, this new second edition covers everything about this extraordinary build management tool from downloading and installing, to using Ant to test code. Here are just of a few of the features you`ll find detailed in this comprehensive, musthave guide: Developing conditional builds, and handling error conditions Automatically retrieving source code from version control systems Using Ant with XML files Using Ant with JavaServer Pages to build Web applications Using Ant with Enterprise JavaBeans to build enterprise applications Far exceeding its predecessor in terms of information and detail, Ant: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition is a musthave for Java developers unfamiliar with the latest advancements in Ant technology. With this book at your side, you`ll soon be up to speed on the premiere tool for crossplatform development. Author Steve Holzner is an awardwinning author who s been writing about Java topics since the language first appeared. his books have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Es doctor en ciencias, fue editor de la revista PC Magazine y ha trabajado en el MIT y en la Universidad de Cornell. Además de este libro, también es autor de las obras Physics II For Dummies, Physics Essentials For Dummies y Quantum Physics For Dummies.
