| All true craftsmen need the best tools to do their finest
work, and programmers are no different. Java Power Tools
delivers 30 open source tools designed to improve the
development practices of Java developers in any size team or
organization. Each chapter includes a series of short
articles about one particular tool -- whether it's for build
systems, version control, or other aspects of the
development process -- giving you the equivalent of 30 short
reference books in one package.
No matter which development method your team chooses,
whether it's Agile, RUP, XP, SCRUM, or one of many others
available, Java Power Tools provides practical techniques
and tools to help you optimize the process. The book
discusses key Java development problem areas and best
practices, and focuses on open source tools that can help
increase productivity in each area of the development cycle,
including:
Build tools including Ant and Maven 2
Version control tools such as CVS and Subversion, the two
most prominent open source tools
Quality metrics tools that measure different aspects of code
quality, including CheckStyle, PMD, FindBugs and Jupiter
Technical documentation tools that can help you generate
good technical documentation without spending too much
effort writing and maintaining it
Unit Testing tools including JUnit 4, TestNG, and the open
source coverage tool Cobertura
Integration, Load and Performance Testing to integrate
performance tests into unit tests, load-test your
application, and automatically test web services, Swing
interfaces and web interfaces
Issue management tools including Bugzilla and Trac
Continuous Integration tools such as Continuum, Cruise
Control, LuntBuild and Hudson
If you are a Java developer, these tools can help improve
your development practices, and make your life easier in the
process. Lead developers, software architects and people
interested in the wider picture will be able to gather from
these pages some useful ideas about improving your project
infrastructure and best practices.
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Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES