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Join For FreeThere are many ways to organise build systems for Java projects. The two
most predominant are probably still Ant and Maven. Debates between the
two tend to go around in circles with the balance now swinging towards
maven - since IDE support has got better (particularly Eclipse). My own
view is if you do not have a good architecture which is modular in
nature and which separates concerns that should be separated you'll run
into trouble no matter what you use. The emphasis should always be on
good architecture first and foremost.
That said, I made this short video which illustrates some of the arguments you hear from Maven-ites and Ant-ists. It is a debate between Maeve and Anthony. Maeve is arguing for Maven; Anthony is arguing for Ant. Obviously, it's impossible to cover every single argument but the video includes some of the principle ones. Get some popcorn and enjoy.
Source: http://dublintech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ant-versus-maven.html
That said, I made this short video which illustrates some of the arguments you hear from Maven-ites and Ant-ists. It is a debate between Maeve and Anthony. Maeve is arguing for Maven; Anthony is arguing for Ant. Obviously, it's impossible to cover every single argument but the video includes some of the principle ones. Get some popcorn and enjoy.
Source: http://dublintech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ant-versus-maven.html
Apache Maven
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