The Apache Foundation has completed a major upgrade of its Maven software build system, making it speedier and more extensible. A project two years in the making, this version of Maven is a ...

Traditional Java applications capture runtime variables in property files, then package them into individual JARs for various software environments. But for users of Maven, it could make better sense ...

Maven is a high-level, intelligent project management, build and deployment tool from the Apache project. There is nothing that Maven does that Ant cannot do. Ant gives the ultimate power and ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Sonatype, caretaker of the Apache Maven project, has ...

There are dozens of Java build tools available, but only a few of them truly dominate. When it's time to choose one, the key runners in the race are Maven, Ant and Gradle. All three are effective in ...