Maven

Taking Your Database Beyond a Single Kubernetes Cluster

Running a database (or indeed any application) across multiple regions or K8s clusters is tricky without proper care and planning up front.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 9): Versions in Maven

Maven uses the version as a coordinate in identifying an artifact, which are covered in “Understanding Apache Maven (Part 9)”.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 8): Maven Plugins

Maven is a plugin-execution framework: plugins are an assembly of goals, code written as MOJOs (Maven’s plain Old Java Objects).

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 7): Configuring Apache Maven

Maven can depend on constraints external to what is packaged. Examples include the JDK to use (assuming there are several JDKs on the device).

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 6): POM Reference

Not meant as a full dissection of the Apache Maven pom.xml, this article will go through some of its common portions.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 5): Dependencies in Maven

In this, part 5 of the series, a walkthrough of the topic of Maven dependencies is covered!

Faster Maven Builds (Part 2): Inside Docker

Following on from different techniques to fasten your Maven builds, I’d like to widen the scope and do the same for Maven builds inside Docker.

Faster Maven Builds (Part 1)

I want to detail some techniques you can leverage to make your Maven builds faster in this article. The next article will focus on how to do the same inside of Docker.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 4): Maven Lifecycle

Apache Maven executions are tied to lifecycles. A lifecycle groups a sequence of activities.

Maven provides three basic lifecycles for its standard build management. More lifecycles can be created as needed, though that is a rare need. There are three standard lifecycles provided by Maven.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 3): Maven Coordinates & POM Inheritance

In Part 3 of the series, an explanation of dependency coordinates and “distinguishers” as well as a more detailed look at POM hierarchies are covered.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 2): POM Hierarchy and Effective POM

First, a maven POM is not a popular pomegranate juice nor is it related to the colorful pom-poms.

A Maven POM is definitely is wonderful and brings as much joy to a developer as does a pom-pom to a kid.