Case against Maven?

Question

Time and time again I read and heard how people were upset about Maven and how difficult it was. And it’s much easier to use Ant to create code.

However, to:

• Compile code
• Running tests
• Deployment Package

This is all you need from Maven:

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>type something here</groupId>
  <artifactId>type something here</artifactId>
  <version>type something here</version>
</project>

What will be the minimum Ant build file?

Answer 1

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UPDATE

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Answer 4

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So, at the end (no offense here) such questions do not change anything, and I will simply quote the Maven and Ant guys: youll never agree. Nothing. Period. Deal with it !. (recommended post) to conclude:

All I say is: stop ranting. Either come up with non-abstract solutions, or shut up. Retelling is easy. Decision making using your own decisions to a lesser extent.