mthmulders commented on code in PR #598: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-site/pull/598#discussion_r1916069147
########## content/markdown/whatsnewinmaven4.md: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,474 @@ +# What's New in Maven 4? + +Maven is over 20 years old and is one of the most used build tools in the Java world. +Throughout the years, one important rule has been maintaining the highest backward compatibility possible, especially +with its [POM-schema with Model version 4.0.0][2], used not only for the build itself but also by consumers. +This made Maven more than a tool; it became a whole ecosystem with many dependencies on the POM, especially the Maven +Central repository, other build tools, and IDEs. +But this stable schema comes at a price - the lack of flexibility. + +> "With the Maven build schema preserved in amber, we can’t evolve much: we’ll stay forever with Maven 3 minor releases, +> unable to implement improvements that we imagine will require seriously updating the POM schema…" +> — <cite>[Hervé Boutemy (in Javaadvent 2021)][1]</cite> + +Maven 4 will prepare for changes which are impossible nowadays, like a completely new build schema. + +Another pain point of Maven 3 is a codebase with a lot of deprecated, convoluted, non-performant, and duplicated code +which costs the volunteers who maintain Maven a lot of time. +This not only means that the Maven codebase contains old Java code that can be optimized nowadays but also old +dependencies and poor API design of its own APIs, especially for Maven plugins. +Therefore, Maven 4 will also be a maintenance release. + +This article presents and explains major changes brought by Maven 4, grouped into several topics. Review Comment: When reviewing, I appreciated these initial paragraphs. They gave me the context and an idea of what to expect going forward. From my side, +1 for keeping them. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
