Apache Ant Reviews (24)

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Apache Ant Reviews (24)

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Users consistently praise the ease of use and customizability of Apache Ant, highlighting its ability to automate complex build processes effectively. Many appreciate its straightforward command-line interface, which simplifies project management. However, a common limitation noted is the lack of modern dependency management, making it less appealing compared to newer tools like Maven.
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"Ant Build System"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Ant?

Can be simple if you know what you want. You have complete control over how everything works Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Ant?

No system to automatically include dependencies. Sometimes writing the build configuration can take alot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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"Automate your project build in an easy way"
5/5
What do you like best about Apache Ant?

If you are automation champion and not yet using Apache Ant then you are missing something here. Apache Ant is mostly used for building Java projects with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Ant?

Nothing as such. What more you can ask for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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"Ant Review"
4/5
What do you like best about Apache Ant?

Ease of use.

Easy and fast project build Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Ant?

sometimes configuring libraries is a pain while working with eclipse.

Some jars conflict with the project libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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"Apache Ant Lover"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Ant?

The best thing about Apache Ant is that it has very simple tags to use, it is very powerful and extremely easy to setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Ant?

Because of it easy to use tags, if you need to build more complex logic to build and deploy things, you task can start to be huge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.