Build Tools

SBT is by far the most often used build tool for the Scala community. The official name now is SBT but was known as "Simple Build Tool", unofficially people call it "Scala Build Tool". Whatever name you prefer, this is an amazing build tool. Built on Scala, you can set up either declaratively or programmatically. The build tool is capable of multi-module projects, custom talks, scopes, and has multiple plugins developed by the community.

Maven is the de-facto build-tool in Java and Spring. Gradle comes in at a close second. It was one of the first, if not the first to make use of downloaded dependencies and calculating hashes for verification. It manages an entire development lifecycle, and enjoys a wide array of plugins from the community.