My client is currently with a global bank. How could can Maven help with project dependencies? What are the win-wins here?
When I last looked at Maven, it looked like complete C++/C Macro nonsense. I did NOT get it all. So what gives? Does the Struts SVN has a full MAVEN build now? When I played with the SVN only the disttribution ANT build.xml compiled and built everything back in 2004, so what is the state of play now? > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank W. Zammetti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==////== > > > Hi all, > > I've seen comments for a while now how Maven is better than > Ant... just a > few minutes ago James posted that Maven is "just smart software". I > didn't want to hijack that thread, hence this new one. > > I'm not at all trying to start a flame war here, but I'd like > to ask, can > anyone enumerate some real, legitimate reasons, as far as you are > concerned at least!, why Maven is better than Ant (or > vice-versa if you > feel that way). > > I'm personally quite comfortable with Ant... it does > everything I ask of > it without feeling like its fighting me... I write all my > scripts by hand > and I don't feel at all like that's a burden, in fact it > feels like the > power is right where it is supposed to be: with me. > > Maven, in my admittedly very limited exposure to it, has > seemed confusing > and rather overwhelming. Anything of even moderate > complexity and power > feels like that for a while and I recognize that, but I'm > trying to decide > if I truly would gain enough to make the learning curve worth > it, and to > perhaps ultimately try and convince people at work to do so as well. > > What will I actually gain, what benefits will I derive? I'm > looking for > real, concrete things, things which could, theoretically at least, be > supported by evidence. Each person is entitled to their > preferences for > whatever reasons they like, but those don't serve to truly > convince anyone > though :) > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Peter Pilgrim :: J2EE Software Development Operations/IT - Credit Suisse First Boston, Floor 15, 5 Canada Square, London E14 4QJ, United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)207-883-4497 ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml ============================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
