Keros 1.2
Summary
Summary
Keros provides the following
functionality:
There should be a minimal learning
curve to effectively use Keros. Ideally
it should work "right of of the box."
Keros
must allow customization regardless of how it is used.
Often, default values are provided that can be overwritten per desired
need.
Keros is
completely reusable and designed,
by default, to provide "good enough"
functionality. For example, the included
Ant build script,
keros-project should
be sufficient for building most Java projects.
Projects are not
just about building alone - additional functionality, such as cross
platform scripting, is required so as to "leave one's options
open." Clearly the "write once, run everywhere" montra is very
desirable. Not binding one's projects to any specific platform as
well as providing enough "plumbing" to be project ready - is a
tremendous plus. With that said, the Keros
does all this and then some.
Build scripts that
will build most, if
not all, projects. The minimal requirement is to define some
properties and/or
environment variables - both work
equally well! Please note: the aforementioned may be
required when a default value is not "good enough" or some dependency
requires additional data.
- Cross
Platform Scripting Capabilities
Inevitably when
creating a project, some scripting functionality will be needed - for
instance, iterating over a collection of files to perform some
action. Keros provides plenty
of useful script like functionality. Additionaly, by
standardizing on
Java and
Ant, all platforms that support them
will support Keros too.
Please note: Keros was
built by software engineers for
everyone. By this, Keros
"works equally well" for a software engineer who needs a cross platform
environment to a release engineer who must build and manage
applications - all are served equally well.
