Chapter 1. Introduction to Ant

Everyone in the developer arena seems to be talking about Ant. But what exactly is it? This chapter will give you an overview of what Ant is and will provide you with the scenarios to utilize this tool’s unique development environment. We’ll get you started quickly with a very straightforward example. This will lead us into the vocabulary of Ant where we’ll explain the terms that Ant uses to manage its process. Finally, we’ll look at some of the reasons for using Ant and illustrate the power that using this tool will bring to your everyday development tasks.

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