I'm a big fan of easy project setup. I've just started getting into the JVM/Scala world, so I'm looking into the best ways to package/manage software.
I created this sample project: http://github.com/joevandyk/scala-playground If you have java and git installed, you can check out the project, then run: export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/vendor/jruby/bin buildr package This will compile the scala sources and run the tests and package the jars. Notice that you didn't have to install jruby or rubygems or buildr. You don't have to download any more software during the compilation process. You check out the project and that's all - you can disconnect your internet and go program on a boat. I wish more projects would do this sort of thing, instead of requiring users to install a whole bunch of software, setup environment variables, etc. Anyways, buildr looks pretty sweet, digging into it now. Joe
