On 19/09/05, Ahmed Mohombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We could use maven, if we wanted to. > Maybe this will convince you not to do it :) : > http://www.jroller.com/page/fate/?anchor=maven_refresher_course
Sorry mate, unsubstantiated criticisms directed at the developers from a guy who has to vent bile by his own definition don't really compete with experience. People who don't like Maven generally don't like it because they can't be bothered to use it, don't work well in a structured enviroment, and can't stand to have their failings highlighted by a machine. Maven may not be pretty, but it works. It helps to manage dependancies, documentation, and quality standards, and can save a whole load of time and effort being wasted doing things by hand. I guess you'd rather write your own variation of an ant build.xml differently for every project, manage dependancies in hand written documentation and store your jars in cvs just in case you want to do something "special". In my experience the special thing becomes the weakness in your project. d. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]