Oh, and I forgot to mention that "Maven: The Definitive Guide" book
which apparently is also free, although you can also buy a printed version.
However, the http link to the book on sonatype.com is dead. It should be
updated.
It would also be helpful for users who scan that page if the free books
were somehow better visually highlighted. Like a big green button that
says "Free!" beside the corresponding book or whatever.
On 12/13/2013 11:34 AM, Malte Skoruppa wrote:
Meanwhile, one doesn't necessarily have to buy a book to learn about
the
Maven lifecycle. This is also explained on the website:
http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html
Yes, but it doesn't go into enough details.
The *free* books do.
This actually surprised me. Free?
Looking at the "Books and Resources" page more closely, I found but
*one* book that is free, namely the "Better Builds with Maven" (2006,
covers Maven 2.0.4 - i.e., rather old).
For all the other books, there are Amazon (and similar) links.
If these other books are also freely available, this should certainly
be put forward more clearly on the page, with appropriate links.
Apart from the books, the "Books and Resources" page links to a
plethora of articles on this and that about Maven. But that is not
what you'd call a structured introduction to Maven, let alone a
"book". (Well, at least, that's not where I'd go digging if I wanted
to find out more about, say, the build lifecycle. I'd go to the Guides
index in that case. At least that's sorted by category.)
On a sidenote, I also noticed that the page links to "JavaBlackBelt's
Maven Exam" on javablackbelt.com under "Miscellaneous on Maven".
However, javablackbelt.com does not exist anymore [1], and the "Maven
Exam" link is dead. [2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javablackbelt
[2]
http://www.javablackbelt.com/QuestionnaireDefDisplay.wwa?questPublicId=01559
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