Soon after its launch, Ant succeeded in taking the Java world by storm, becoming the most widely used tool for building applications in Java environments. Ants evolved from a simple-to-learn build tool into a full testing and deployment environment. Ant: A guide must have been reworked, revised and expanded to reflect this evolution. In fact, this new second edition covers everything about this extraordinary build management tool from downloading and installing, using Ant to test code. Here are some of the features you'll find detailed in this comprehensive, must-have guide: Developing conditional builds, and handling error conditions are automatically taken from the source code version control system Using Ant with XML files Using Ant with JavaServer Pages to build Web applications using Ant with Enterprise JavaBeans to build enterprise applications Far exceeding its predecessor in terms of information and detail, Ant : Guidelines for sure, 2nd Edition is a must-have for Java developers familiar with the latest advancements in technology Ant.