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Automation for the people: Remove the smell from your build scripts


Practices to create consistent, repeatable, and maintainable builds

In the third installment of his "Automation for the people" series, Stelligent CTO, Paul Duvall, demonstrates how to improve a number of common build practices that prevent teams from creating consistent, repeatable, and maintainable builds.

Published by IBM developerWorks, Paul's uses this article to evaluate nine most common build smells you should avoid, why you should avoid them, and then how to fix them.

The Automation for the people series explores the practical uses of automating software development processes and teaching you when and how to apply automation successfully. If you have thoughts, questions, or comments explore developerWorks' "Improve Your Java Code Quality" discussion forum.