Steven Koh said
This is a good and easy read for beginner to embark on the journey of development with high productivity.
It will spur your interest to know more.
Only downside is the technology used is quite outdated.
The author needs to come up with a new edition soon.
Arif &Ed : Books,Music And Java said
Pragmatic Project Automation: How to Build, Deploy, and Monitor Java Apps
This is one of the best books that I have read (and own). It is very to the point, excellent explanation(s) and top that with source code. Highly recomended.
D. Hanuska said
I grabbed this book from the shelf in our Atlassian office few months ago. I just finished reading it this morning. This book is very well written and easy to read.
I read it most on the train commuting to work. My trip only takes 20 minutes, so you could think "what can you possibly read and learn in 20 minutes?" Well not a lot, but enough to get you started. The way the book is written makes it easy to continue reading after an interruption.
Book is structured in a way that leads you though the processes in software development: building (testing), releasing, installation, deployment and monitoring. Each process is described and the ways of automation are discussed in detail.
I consider myself a senior software engineer but this book had several points that made me say: "That would be nice to have in our build!" This book will save you lots of time and lots of manual work, thanks to automation. I can guarantee you'll get inspired by this book.
I'm happy I found this book on our office shelf. Now, I'll put it back so others at Atlassian can read it as well...
Kevin A. Lee said
If you are a Java developer and want to know the basics of how to construct a decent build and release process then I recommend reading Mike's book. It doesn't go into any topic in real detail; however like most Pragmatic Bookshelf books, it is concise, well written and easily absorbed. The tools that the book discusses includes CVS, Ant and CruiseControl. One of my favourite and most enjoyed books.
Steve Berczuk said
This is a great book for developers and teams who want to know how that can automate their processes better. It doesn't go too deeply on some topics, but there are enough pointers to more information. If you need to learn more about how to streamline your work, this is an excellent book.
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