What build automation tools have you used in your practice?

In Java development practice, the following tools are often used for automating project builds:

• Maven — one of the most popular tools, which manages dependencies, compilation, testing, and packaging of the project. It allows describing the project in the pom.xml file.
• Gradle — a more modern and flexible tool that uses scripts in Groovy or Kotlin DSL. It speeds up the build process through incremental builds and caching.
• Ant — an older tool based on XML scripts, often used in projects with non-standard requirements.

Example of a simple build.gradle for a Java project:

plugins {
    id 'java'
}

group 'com.example'
version '1.0'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
}

These tools automate the build, testing, and deployment processes, significantly increasing development efficiency.