I have also invested some time to add maven tools to my daily projects
and it really pays off.
The 2 things I would like to improve on David's excellent job are:
-bootstrapping: how to setup Maven and lift faster (we discussed that
before)
-project creation: Maven on the command line is very verbose. As an
experiment at work, I made some Fitnesse (http://fitnesse.org)pages to
check the pre-requisites for Maven/Java, install custom plugins,
create a project or add custom modules. The good thing about that is
that you get an installer + documentation about what is being
installed.
Maybe we can imagine the same thing for lift: a zip file with maven
inside + a wiki site with "executable" pages that would provide
documentation and installation features.
Eric.
Daniel Green wrote:
I was skeptical of Maven at first, but since then I've changed my
mind. I urge you to give Maven a try, DavidB has set it up such that
it's really very painless.
+1.... I too wasnt sure about maven to begin with (having come from an
ANT background) but the conclusion is that it freaking rocks! David B
has done some sterling work and it really is a pleasure to work with
compared to ANT. So much so im moving my other ANT based projects over
to maven. Converted 100%!
+1!
I was heavily ant biased when I came onto the scene, but after working
with lift I converted my main bread earning project into maven
goodness. Give it a try!
On 4/17/08, Tim Perrett <he....@timperrett.com> wrote:
I was skeptical of Maven at first, but since then I've changed my
mind. I urge you to give Maven a try, DavidB has set it up such that
it's really very painless.
+1.... I too wasnt sure about maven to begin with (having come from an
ANT background) but the conclusion is that it freaking rocks! David B
has done some sterling work and it really is a pleasure to work with
compared to ANT. So much so im moving my other ANT based projects over
to maven. Converted 100%!
Cheers, TP
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