IBM Rational(R) ClearCase(R), Ant, and CruiseControl: The Java(TM) Developer's Guide to Accelerating and Automating the Build Process Review

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(More customer reviews)"IBM Rational ClearCase, Ant and CruiseControl" walks the reader through setting up automated builds.It is useful if you are doing exactly what the book discusses.In particular, you should be using all three of these technologies and want to do standard builds.

The concepts were excellent.There was a strong emphasis on understanding the terminology.For examples, configuration management and build terms were clearly discussed.The roles involved were also described.

The author introduces code as constructs/idioms rather than as syntax.He calls these "best practices."I don't think of them as best practices, but the idioms are very useful in getting started quickly.Due to this approach, the book doesn't offer much instruction on customization.

The coverage of ClearCase was very thorough.The book includes both the Base ClearCase and ClearCase UCM. Ant and CruiseControl were covered enough to automate a standard J2EE build with ClearCase.

This book will save you a lot of time in getting an automated build working if you haven't used the technologies before.It supplements the materials available on the web nicely.

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Optimize your entire Java build and release process with ClearCaseA (R), Ant, and CruiseControl Better builds mean better software. Effective, regular build processes accelerate development and improve quality, helping you identify small problems early, before they grow complex and costly to fix. Now, there's a step-by-step guide to creating Java build processes that are right for your organization. Leading build and release management expert Kevin Lee introduces best practices for integrating and using three exceptionally powerful and recognized industry standard tools: IBM RationalA (R) ClearCase software configuration management system, the open source Ant build tool, and CruiseControl for automating continuous builds. No previous build experience is necessary: Lee thoroughly explains everything from configuring SCM environments and defining build scripts through to release packaging and deployment. He offers solutions and techniques for both Base ClearCase and Unified Change Management (UCM)-IBM Rational's best practice Software Configuration Management usage model. Key techniques are presented in real-world context, through a full-fledged three-tier application case study.Whether you are a software developer, manager, or integrator, this book will help you create better builds-and reap the benefits in efficiency, traceability, quality, and speed.Coverage includesA * Ensuring that every build you create is complete, consistent, and reproducibleA * Configuring a ClearCase-controlled environment to support your development organization's build and release processA * Installing Ant and configuring it to build all of your project assetsA * Integrating Ant with ClearCase and effectively using them togetherA * Installing CruiseControl and configuring it to schedule and automate different types of buildsA * Integrating CruiseControl with ClearCase to schedule builds and automate baselines and reportsA * Creating custom baseline and change request reportsA * Setting up automatic notification whenever build problems ariseA * Creating and packaging releasable, traceable builds with ClearCase and ClearQuestaA A

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