> On Apr 20, 2021, at 1:10 PM, Lisa Ruby <lbru...@protonmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > For those of you who have used Maven for a long time it may seem simple and > straightforward, but for those of us who haven't it's not. I've struggled to > try and understand it and figure out how to use it for my software project > and gave up. And it's a huge amount of overhead, extra disk space usage, and > more bits and pieces to keep track of that isn't justifiable for small simple > projects. ANT works just fine for me, and I will keep using it for as long as > I possibly can. I need to focus my time on getting my software out, not on > the tools I have to use to do it. > > Lisa
It is precisely because you want to focus on getting your software out that you *need* to learn the modern tools for doing so. Your Gradle project file could literally be one line, depending on your needs. Maven is certainly more verbose (My preference is Gradle), but the project setup is still usually a single command that will write a basic pom.xml file for you. Either of those tools is a step up. Sticking your head in the sand and pretending you can stick with Ant forever is not the way to go. I get that “it works for you now”. But this discussion is a perfect example of how that will change on you. Cheers, Scott --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
