Java Application Development on Linux

Ant^[1] is a tool for building and deploying collections of files. It is particularly suited to building and deploying Java applications (in no small part because it is written in Java). Ant is well worth knowing and using for all but the simplest Java applications.

^[1] I must mention something about the title of this chapter: There was a Monty Python's Flying Circus episode that had this title, and my inner geek couldn't resist.