Droid Does Maven, Android Does
If you already use Maven, developing a Android application isn’t going to be a stretch. There’s a very active community of open source projects for maven-droid development, and the Android SDK artifacts are available on Central.
You’ve probably noticed increased advertising for Google’s Android platform over the past few months. The mobile wars are heating up with the release of iPhone 4 and Android-based phones seem to be gaining market share at a rapid pace. Even if you don’t already develop for a mobile platform, you, your company, the organization you are a part of has started to have discussions about developing applications for these smart phones.
If you are thinking about mobile development with Maven, Here are some pointers to some great resources to get you started:
Installing m2eclipse with the Eclipse Marketplace
The Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) release added a new, easier way to install the m2eclipse plugin. If you want to start using m2eclipse, download Eclipse 3.6 (Helios), and use the Eclipse Marketplace. To open the Eclipse Marketplace, go to the Eclipse Help menu and select Eclipse Marketplace…
Sonatype Demo Tuesday @ EclipseCon in the Camino room
Sonatype is a gold sponsor at EclipseCon so we have a room for the day to some extra presentations and demos. If you’re at EclipseCon and you’re interested in Maven, M2Eclipse, Nexus, or Tycho then please come to the Camino room on the second floor!
10:00am: Developing with Maven 3.0 and M2Eclipse 1.0
A discussion of the changes that have been made in Maven 3.0 to better support interoperation with Eclipse, the roadmap toward the 1.0 release, and an overview of the current features. We will also be talking about Maven Studio for Eclipse, Sonatype’s new Maven-focused Eclipse IDE.
11:00am: Managing p2 Repositories and Repository Interoperability with Nexus Professional
A discussion of how Sonatype is trying to simplify the management of P2 repositories with Nexus.
1:00pm: Tycho Workshop & Demo Extravaganza!
Anyone who is interested in an alternative to PDEBuild, Buckminster, or Athena. Tycho is a set of Maven 3.0 plugins which make up the next generation headless build solution for Eclipse-based products and OSGi bundles. This will hands on workshop where we will provide demonstrations and help you convert your build to Tycho!
See you there!
Adding Dependencies Using m2eclipse
This video demonstrates how easy it is to add dependencies using m2eclipse. Because m2eclipse understands how to interact with a repository index, it can quickly locate a dependency by class name or by GAV coordinate. Don’t know which artifact contains a particular class? Just start writing code and use an Eclipse Quick Fix to search all Maven repositories for an artifact that contains a particular class. Want to inspect and browse a Maven repository? Don’t use a web browser. Use the built-in dependency search feature in m2eclipse.
How to Create a Simple Project in m2eclipse
One of the most compelling features of m2eclipse is the ability to quickly generate new Maven projects using the New Maven project wizard. This post and the associated video demonstrate the steps to create a simple Maven project using the New Maven project wizard to select the Maven Quickstart archetype. (more…)
