23 April 2009

Apache Ant - Frequently Asked Questions


Apache Ant - Frequently Asked Questions: "Why do you call it Ant?

According to Ant's original author, James Duncan Davidson, the name is an acronym for 'Another Neat Tool'.

Later explanations go along the lines of 'ants do an extremely good job at building things', or 'ants are very small and can carry a weight dozens of times their own' - describing what Ant is intended to be."
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