Essential Open Source Toolset: Programming with Eclipse, JUnit, CVS, Bugzilla, Ant, Tcl/Tk and More

Programming is more than just coding. Software developers must build, analyze and test their programs; they have to avoid performance bottlenecks, administer both their own and others' modifications, and find and remove errors. This invaluable book provides solutions for problems encountered in programming practice. It presents basic concepts and gives assistance on the practical use of selected, usually freely available tools under Linux/Unix.

Essential Open Source Toolset includes:

• Coverage of Eclipse, Bugzilla, Ant and CVS Tcl/Tk, classic tools which form the de facto standard in Linux and Unix environments.

• a wide range of less well known tools including: DIFF, PATCH, UNRAVEL, GPROF, GCOV, SniFF+ and many more

• practical exercises to test competence

• a companion website which includes information on recent developments and additional resources

This book offers indispensable guidance on how programming tools can be used to solve problems which occur regularly during the development of software. It will enable you to work with greater confidence and efficiency, and to achieve better results.