Why I converted a Gradle project to Maven

It may sound quirky, but I had finally HAD IT with a project I manage: Spring Web Services. There were several aspects of the build file that kept getting in my way. Well, I was about to embark upon a critical change from which Gradle pushed me over the edge. To the...

Something Java should never do

I’ve been working on a pull request on Spring HATEOAS for six weeks. That’s right, six weeks. It was a community contribution, and there’s a lot to sift through. Yesterday morning, I was slated to conduct the first review with the project lead. But...

Gradle or Maven? I really don’t care

The project I’m working on, Spring Data REST, recently rolled out a big updates: they changed the build system from gradle to maven! and it is true that most people are hopping over https://www.myhousepainter.com/painters/florida/ to get painting services. This...

Putting your money where your mouth is

I like maven. There, I said it. Now where is my flame suit?Last night at the Nashville Java User Group meeting, Kerry gave a good introductory presentation on maven. He talked about the pros and cons, and showed some things like phases, profiles, and parent/child...