Sonatype has spent the last few years investing in the Maven ecosystem. We’ve created solid documentation, we’ve invested heavily in making sure that m2eclipse provides solid IDE integration, and we’re about to unleash even more tools that will make it even easier for developers to develop and share software. Here’s an excerpt from Dave Johnson’s entry on converting the Roller project’s build to Maven:
I was a Maven hater and resisted it for a long time but over the years Maven has gotten much better, it’s well supported in IDEs and as far as I can tell, Maven has replaced Ant as the de facto build system for Java projects. If you want new developers be able to easily build, debug and run your code via command or their favorite IDE then Maven is the way to go, and that’s especially true for open source projects like Roller. That’s why I spent a couple of weekends learning Maven and converting Roller’s build process from Ant to Maven (ROL-1849). The process of conversion wasn’t too difficult.
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.
Devnexus 2010 is the annual Professional Developer Conference, and is being held in Atlanta on March 8 and 9. Sonatype’s Jason van Zyl will be in Atlanta on March 8 to give a presentation on Maven 3 and Next Generation Development Infrastructure. The presentation will cover the future of Maven, Maven 3, the release of m2eclipse 1.0, and the move towards a standardized development stack that includes tools like Maven, Hudson, m2eclipse, and Nexus.
This discussion will focus not only on the tools individually, but how they can work together to create a best practices approach to building and delivering your software in your organization.
For more information on Devnexus 2010 visit the conference website. Devnexus 2010 is sponsored by the Atlanta Java User Group.
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. Read more…
To install m2eclipse, use the following Eclipse update site to install the core of the m2eclipse plugin. This Core update site contains a single component: “Maven Integration for Eclipse (Required)”. When you install this component you will be installing all of the core Wizards, the POM Editor, Maven Repository integration, and Maven integration. This post provides a set of detailed instructions for installing m2eclipse 0.10.0. Read more…
Nexus gives you control over the repositories your builds interact with. It can also provide you with an easier way to publish, distribute, and manage the software applications you create. You can get started by downloading Nexus Professional and reading the free Nexus book.
Sonatype has spent the last few years investing in the Maven ecosystem. We’ve created solid documentation, we’ve invested heavily in making sure that m2eclipse provides solid IDE integration, and we’re about to unleash even more tools that will make it even easier for developers to develop and share software. Here’s an excerpt from Dave Johnson’s entry on converting the Roller project’s build to Maven:
