sbt is a simple build tool for Scala, Java and other projects. It requires Java 1.8 or later.

Features
* Fairly fast, unintrusive, and easy to set up for simple projects
* Configuration, customization, and extension are done in Scala
* Accurate recompilation (in theory) is done using information extracted by a compiler plugin
* Continuous compilation and testing with triggered execution
* Supports mixed Scala/Java projects, packages jars, generates documentation with scaladoc
* Supports testing with ScalaCheck, specs, and ScalaTest
* Starts the Scala REPL with project classes and dependencies on the classpath
* Multiple project/subproject support
* Parallel task execution, including parallel test execution
* Dependency management support: inline declarations, external Ivy or Maven configuration files, or manual management