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title: "18-build-tools"
aliases: 
tags: 
- cosc202
- lecture
sr-due: 2022-05-21
sr-interval: 8
sr-ease: 252
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- understnad the purpose of build tools
- sketch how make's rules (re)build software
- explain why ant better suits java projects
- sketch how maven seeks to improve on ant
- appreciated that there are many build tools