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    Apache Maven: Beginner To Guru

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    Maven is the most commonly used build tool for Java applications, used by ~70% of the market. It provides conventions for quick project setup, modular project structure, mature dependency and build lifecycle management, and a large plugin community. Though some criticize its use of XML, Maven established standards for directory layout, artifact naming, and repositories that are now followed by other tools and were lacking prior to Maven. It provides a stable and effective solution for building Java projects.

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    Maven is the most commonly used build tool for Java applications, used by ~70% of the market. It provides conventions for quick project setup, modular project structure, mature dependency and build lifecycle management, and a large plugin community. Though some criticize its use of XML, Maven established standards for directory layout, artifact naming, and repositories that are now followed by other tools and were lacking prior to Maven. It provides a stable and effective solution for building Java projects.

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    Maven is the most commonly used build tool for Java applications, used by ~70% of the market. It provides conventions for quick project setup, modular project structure, mature dependency and build lifecycle management, and a large plugin community. Though some criticize its use of XML, Maven established standards for directory layout, artifact naming, and repositories that are now followed by other tools and were lacking prior to Maven. It provides a stable and effective solution for building Java projects.

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    Apache Maven: Beginner To Guru

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    Maven is the most commonly used build tool for Java applications, used by ~70% of the market. It provides conventions for quick project setup, modular project structure, mature dependency and build lifecycle management, and a large plugin community. Though some criticize its use of XML, Maven established standards for directory layout, artifact naming, and repositories that are now followed by other tools and were lacking prior to Maven. It provides a stable and effective solution for building Java projects.

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    Apache Maven

    Beginner to Guru

    Why Use Apache Maven?


    Why Use Apache Maven?
    • Maven has ~70% of the build tool market for Java applications
    • ~20% of marketshare : Gradle
    • ~10% of marketshare : Ant

    • Very common in large companies


    • Started in 2002, became top level Apache project in 2004
    • Supported by all major IDEs
    • Commonly used by large Open Source Projects (ie Spring Framework, Spring Boot, etc)
    Maven - So Stable Its Boring
    Maven Advantages
    • Quick Project Setup
    • Maven brings conventions over configuration, thus reducing setup time
    • Projects are modular

    • Mature Dependency Management


    • Mature Project Build Lifecycle
    • Robust plugin community
    Apache Maven - De Facto Standard
    • Apache Maven has stablished ‘standards’ used by other build tools
    • Maven Standard Directory Layout - In most part adapted by other tools such as Gradle
    • Artifact Naming - Apache Maven helped establish how Java artifacts are named.

    • Artifact Repositories - Apache Maven established the structure of artifact repositories


    • Prior to Maven these ‘standards’ did not exist
    • New build tools are compatible with these ‘standards’
    Maven Disadvantages
    • Projects are described in and XML document, constrained by an XML Schema
    • Some consider XML ‘dated’
    • Gradle uses a Groovy DSL, which can offer greater build flexibility

    • Rare the additional flexibility is needed


    Apache Maven
    Beginner to Guru

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