Question: build and dependency management tool for java platform
Answer: Apache Ant , popular for Java platform development and uses an XML file format Apache Buildr , open - source build system , Rake - based , gives full power of scripting in Ruby with integral support for most abilities wanted in a build system Apache Maven , a Java platform tool for dependency management and automated software build ASDF LISP buildsystem for building LISP projects A-A-P , a Python - based build tool Bazel , Google 's own build tool , now publicly available in Beta .