Apache Maven 2 Effective Implementation: Build and Manage Applications with Maven, Continuum, and Archiva

Maria Odea Ching, Brett Porter

Packt Publishing, Sep 15, 2009 - Computers - 456 pages

All material in the book will be worked through by example, building up a sample application. It is intended to be read through in sequence, though once complete, should serve as a suitable reference for certain cases that can be referred to directly. This book is for Java developers who want to get started with Apache Maven. If you are tasked with build automation in your company, this book will help you to quickly and easily get started with Maven in order to improve the efficiency of your builds.

About the author

Brett Porter is a software developer from Sydney, Australia with a passion for development tooling, and automation. Seeking a more standardized and reproducible solution to organize, build, and deploy a number of software projects across teams, he discovered an early beta of Maven 1.0 in 2003, and has been heavily involved in the development of the project since. He is a member of the Apache Maven Project Management Committee, and has conducted presentations and training on Maven and related tooling at several conferences and events. He founded the Archiva project in 2005. Brett is also a member of the Apache Software Foundation. Brett is currently VP, Product Development at G2iX, in charge of the Maestro division. He and his team seek to make developers more efficient by offering support and services for development and automation tools including Apache Maven, Apache Continuum, Apache Archiva, and Selenium. Brett was co-author of the book Better Builds with Maven, the first book to be written about the Maven 2.0 release in 2005, and has been involved in reviewing Maven: A Developer's Notebook and Java Power Tools.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Apache Maven 2 Effective Implementation: Build and Manage Applications with Maven, Continuum, and Archiva; From technologies to solutions
• Authors: Maria Odea Ching, Brett Porter
• Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2009
• ISBN: 1847194559, 9781847194558
• Length: 456 pages
• Subjects: Computers / General