Maven2 just got 2 great improvements

Posted on February 12, 2008  •  1 minutes  • 96 words

Maven2 recently got 2 big improvements. mvn archetype:create allows you to create a new project from scratch and start with an existing project infrastructure that you can easily adapt. Previously you had to pass options in via the infamous -D parameter, now it guides you through some kind of wizard.

The other enhancement I just read on Brett Porters website where you will in a future release be able to condense your xml in the pom to attributes (more info)

Finally you’ll be able to see all your dependencies without having to scroll for ages :)