Praise for the First Edition

“Overall, Java Development with Ant is an excellent resource...rich in valuable information that is well organized and clearly presented.”

Slashdot.org

“If you are using Ant, get this book.”

Rick Hightower, co-author of Java Tools for eXtreme Programming

“This is the indispensable Ant reference.”

Nicholas Lesiecki, co-author of Java Tools for eXtreme Programming

“Java Development with Ant is essential for anyone serious about actually shipping Java applications. I wish I could say I wrote it.”

Stuart Halloway Chief Technical Officer, DevelopMentor Author, Component Development for the Java Platform

“Erik and Steve give you the answers to questions you didn’t even know you have. Not only is the subject of Ant covered almost in its entirety, but along the way you pick up all these juicy little tidbits that only one who’s used Ant in production environments would know.”

Ted Neward .NET & Java Author, Instructor

“This should be required reading for all Java developers.”

Denver Java Users Group