All design methodologies advocate nightly builds during a project's code construction phase. Yet, as a Java developer, you will constantly find yourself on job sites where no automated build system is available. In this article, I teach you how you can leverage your knowledge of standard Java technologies and tools (Tomcat and Web applications) to put together a nightly build system with minimal pain. This build system automatically checks the latest code and informs you (via email and a Web interface) about the build's success or failure. In addition, the system deposits the resulting product into a Web directory for easy download. (3,400 words; June 28, 2004)
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