Maven 2: Your New Favorite Power Tool
Ant was created because Make was too clumsy and wasn’t Java-aware. Ant has introduced a generation of developers to a new set of build practices. But Ant has grown far beyond the original intent of its inventor. It has turned into a bloated, general purpose scripting tool which can require a significant amount of time to maintain and customize. Is there a better way? The answer is a resounding, You Betcha!
Maven can reduce the time you take to maintain your builds, handle a load of dependency checking for your code base, help manage production deployments, versioning of artifacts, and automatically generate a slew of reports. What are you waiting for? Join us to explore Maven and how it can help your project.
About Derek Lane
Derek Lane is the CTO at Semantra. He has worn various hats in his career including mentor, coach, architect, manager, developer, trainer, methodologist and all around cool guy. Derek is a contributor to various projects as author, presenter, committer, and technical reviewer, including his most recent role as co-author for the book, “EJB3 In Action”, published by Manning.
Derek is the Founder of both the Oklahoma City Java User Group (OKCJUG) and the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas MicroJava User Group; and has been active as a member, presenter, and mentor for over a decade at various technology user groups across the Midwest and Southern US.
Derek can on occasion be found utilizing his background in engineering, Virtual Reality and 3D graphics to think in four or more dimensions - some of which have yet to be independently verified. When not exploring the mind numbing edge of technology, he can be found listening to Bluegrass music and watching old Kung Fu movies - a dangerous combination from any point of view.
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