At 10:41 PM 04/10/01, you wrote:
>At 12:46 3/10/2001 +0100, Bhadra, Jatin wrote:
>>I think it is a very good idea to have a chapter that gives suggestions on
>>designing projects and build process. I think as Java forces developers to
>>write good code. ANT should forces developers to have better project design,
>>version control of releases and build process.
>
>I don't think Java forces developers to write good code - bad developers
>write bad code no matter the language. I believe the advantage with Java
>is rather that it makes it easier for good developers to write good code.
Hear hear! (As I rather rudely pointed out earlier... ;)
>Similarly, Ant doesn't (and IMHO shouldn't) mandate good practice - simply
>because good practice varies so much from situation to situation. Instead,
>it just makes it easier to have a good process because all the building
>blocks are there.
>
>>Basically the idea is that build should be automated end to end, From
>>extraction from version control to deployment on application server or any
>>target.
>
>I agree - except that I'd add that it need not be a single automated
>process. For example, our process starts with blank directories, gets
>source and finishes with archiving the completed build onto our server. We
>then use separate processes for deployment to Internal Testing, Business
>Acceptence Testing and Production.
>
>We've found that some parts of the process require human decision making
>and shouldn't be automatic.
I'd add that a good look through the archives should show up much of where
the problems are - definitely cover these. But for a "value-added" book,
you're going to need to go beyond the typical "how do I do X with ant?"
type questions - and that's where Bevan's and Scott's points are so valid.
I know how to RTFM, what I don't have is your experience on the projects
you've worked on, and like many I work almost exclusively on one platform
and don't have a great deal of experience with others. So, some hints and
tips on typical failure points in typical projects would be great -
learning from other's mistakes is so much nicer than learning from my own ;)
Jim, rambling with only the one coffee inside.
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