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.
