Extreme Programming with Ant: Building and Deploying Java Applications with JSP, EJB, XSLT, XDoclet, and JUnit Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros: Nice writing style, clear and not boring, touches not only Ant but quite a few other open-source tools and the Xtreme programming ways... Cons: its vast breath is counterbalanced by
little depth. Ant 's coverage is appropriate to get you started working with it quickly, and to have you appreciate what this tool can do for you. Forget about being able to work with JUnit or XDoclet just by reading this book. You will barely discover that they exist.. and expect a lot of painful hours spent on the traditionally poor open-source docs.
Overall a good buy though. If you want a more in-depth treatment of Ant I recommend Java Development With Ant
by Erik Hatcher, Steve Loughran

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From the Back Cover:You've heard about Extreme Programming. You might have readarticles or books describing the XP process, but what next? How doyou implement XP principles into an actual Java project? This uniquebook explains everything you need for XP development, starting withAnt, the popular Java build tool. The authors describe every stageof a real-world project life cycle'testing, refactoring, versioning,deployment, and more'with practical examples that you canimmediately put to use in your own projects.Every aspect of an XP project includes unique challenges, andExtreme Programming with Ant works through each step of the process.

Throughout the book, the authors include dozens of ideas forextending Ant with useful custom features such as generating UMLdiagrams and creating reports and metrics on-the-fly. All code andexamples have been built, tested, and deployed using Ant 1.5.3.

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