How do I develop and deploy applications?

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Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is similar to Make, but Ant is different. Instead of a model in which it is extended with shell-based commands, Ant is extended using Java classes. Instead of writing shell commands, XML-based configuration files are used. Automate the build environment with Apache Ant

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Configure class loaders for application files or modules installed on an application server.Configure class loaders

You can make various changes to applications and their modules without having to stop the server and start it again. Making these types of changes is known as hot deployment and dynamic reloading.Dynamic application reloading

Troubleshoot problems that occur either during deployment or shortly afterwards, when you try to access an application that you just deployed for the first time.Troubleshoot deployment problems




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