Re: [Wonder-disc] [ANN] WOCommunity Maven Repository
Re: [Wonder-disc] [ANN] WOCommunity Maven Repository
- Subject: Re: [Wonder-disc] [ANN] WOCommunity Maven Repository
- From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:16:48 -0700
On Mar 18, 2009, at 2:54 PM, David Holt wrote:
On 18-Mar-09, at 2:46 PM, Lachlan Deck wrote:
but I like to stay on top of things, and If this is the direction
WO and/or WOnder is headed, I'm going Maven tomorrow... No use
fighting the flow....
Yes?
YMMV.
It's true that a river starts with a drop. I'm not sure we could
fairly suggest that there's, as yet, much of a steady trickle in
the WO community right now so you'll need to weigh that up of
course about where the most support is found etc[1]. I'd suggest
that there's pluses and minuses in both directions. You'll need to
weigh it up after doing your own research[2]. Are you happy with
your current build system? Are there problems? Are there benefits
you can see from switching? etc
Of course, this ought to get simpler as we add more and more
documentation and tutorials and improve the WO maven plugins and
eclipse integration[3].
So it would be fair to say: expect an initial learning curve.
There's certainly lots of nice things about maven - esp its
dependency management and build env. There's lots of plugins for
it, adding third party dependencies is easy. But there'll be things
that'll grate too as there is with ant.
My advice: don't let fear stop you from trying it out, asking
questions, reading up. Just don't make your decision lightly. It's
not as though there's no path of return though.
And if I remember right, at WOWODC 2008 Pierre (Apple) was
suggesting that Maven is the way to go too. Isn't the "nightly"
build for WebObjects using Maven too?
I believe that Apple uses Maven internally. If I had to manage the
huge and intertwined builds that they do, I'd probably use Maven too!
I expect that is why they chose Maven for the nightly builds - it made
their life easier. Like Lachlan said, you need to look at it and
decide if it will make your life easier or more complicated.
Chuck
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Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development
Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their
overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific
problems.
http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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