Maven

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.

Understanding Apache Maven (Part 1): The Basics

Apache Maven (commonly referred to as “Maven”) is a Build Management tool.

Maven is primarily used to build Java projects. Other language projects can also be built using Maven.

Why You Should Upgrade to Maven Version 3.8.1 Today or Very Soon

If you are working in the Java ecosystem and building your applications with an older Maven version, this message is for you.

Check your Maven version by typing mvn -version! If you are still running on an old Maven version like 3.6.3 or below you definitely need to upgrade to version 3.8.1 because of security reasons.

Be aware that to run Maven 3.8.1, Java 7+ is required.

How to Create Mobile Apps with JavaFX (Part 2)

In Part 1, we introduced a mobile app game, TiltMaze, written completely in JavaFX, which you can download from either the Apple App Store or Google Play and install it on your mobile device or tablet.

In this article, we’ll discuss the technologies we use with JavaFX to build the JVM byte code version as well as native images that target iOS and Android devices.

CI/CD Workflow for Spring Boot Applications on Kubernetes via Skaffold

Developing applications with Kubernetes is not such an easy task and that’s where Skaffold comes into play.

It eases the development and deployment of your applications running on Kubernetes.

It manages the entire workflow and you get instant feedback while developing and deploying your application locally or on a remote Kubernetes cluster.

Native Applications for Multiple Devices from a Single JavaFX Project with Gluon Mobile and GitHub Actions

The power of JavaFX combined with the Gluon tools and GitHub actions is amazing. Building and distributing a truly cross-platform application has never been easier!

Really not a single code change is needed to run on different platforms. As you can see from the build processed, the exact same code is used to create native applications for both Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, and Android!

Fixing Vulnerabilities in Maven Projects

Maven is still the most used build system in the Java ecosystem. According to the JVM report 2020, Maven is the number one build tool in the ecosystem with two-thirds of the share.

Therefore, it is important to now how Maven works. For instance, if you find vulnerabilities in your Maven project using Snyk, how can you fix them?