> I guess most people simply use the Ant plugin for that kind of task. > The issue I have with Ant is that the project is far too complicated as it > is; a newbie who starts hacking already has to learn Maven, m2e and how it > influences Eclipse projects, all the libraries that I'm pulling in; it's a > pretty steep learning curve already. I'm trying to cut down on technologies > you need to know to start hacking on my project, and Ant looks like it could > be avoided.
Most of us on this list are simply too pragmatic to take that position against using Ant in your Maven build. Ant is treated as pretty much a first-class citizen in Maven -- you can even write Maven plugins in Ant. I would be surprised if you hired someone who had zero Ant experience, and it is simple to pick up (and useful for future use) for newbies. Wayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
