http://jdj.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Maven Copyright 2008 JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:26:00 GMT JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://jdj.sys-con.com/read/535316.htmhttp://jdj.sys-con.com/read/535316.htm Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT A build tool helps developers compile, package, and deploy a component as part of a project's development lifecycle. Most of the time an enterprise needs a well-defined build process that can: 1) Define a process that can be adopted by various teams (developers, build engineers) to build software consistently and easily. 2) Manage reusable components generated from the projects.