Apache Maven is a cornerstone of Java development, and the most used build management tool for Java. Maven’s streamlined, XML-based configuration model enables developers to rapidly describe or ...

There are plenty of new build tools on the market, including Maven and Gradle, but many organizations remain happy to use the Apache Ant tool in Java builds and application deploys. Here is why they ...

Nontrivial software projects need build tools. In the Java world, there's no shortage of these tools, with Ant being the standard. Maven is another project management/build tool on the open source ...

The Maven Release Plugin automates upgrading POM version numbers and tagging release versions in version control systems, streamlining stable release management.

Gradle is a Java build tool without the out-of-the-box functionality of a tool like Maven but has the capability with smart build functionality to handle multiple projects at once.