Chapter 5. Integration and release management

 

This chapter covers
  • Integration and release management basics
  • Maven as a comprehensive integration and release management tool
  • Different ways to store artifacts and dependencies in a repository
  • A real-world use case of releasing with Maven

 

Integration and release management allow you to produce software artifacts and release those configuration items that perform a function for end users. I refer to the process of building the software and providing a final product to the end user as technical releasing.

The first chapters of this book discussed the strategy of using a component repository and the value that a VCS like Subversion adds to the software development process. We’ve discussed ...

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