Scott Palmer schrieb am 26.02.2023 um 15:47:
I am trying to "migrate" an old NetBeans platform application that I created
with NetBeans 8.0 about 10 years ago
I decided to create a new NetBeans platform application from scratch as there
is a lot of stuff I would do differently today.
However, I am not sure if I should go for Maven or Ant as the basis for my new
application.
What is the recommendation from the NetBeans team for a new platform project?
I am using Java 17 if that matters.
For any Java project (my opinion, based on experience with all three options.):
Prefer Maven over Ant.
Prefer Gradle over Maven.
There are exceptions and how well you know each tool will certainly influence
the order that works for you.
I don’t think Gradle is an option for a NetBeans Platform project. So Maven is
the best choice in this situation.
I don’t think there is a case where I would ever choose to create a
new Ant-based project these days. It is more flexible than Maven,
but far more awkward to work with than Gradle. IMO it should
probably be hidden as a legacy option in the New Project dialog.
My initial attempt with creating a Maven RCP application was not very
successful,
and I did have some problems with that.
Maven is fine for me (I loathe Gradle), but seeing that NetBeans itself still
uses Ant I was wondering
if Ant was a more stable/safe approach for a NetBeans RCP application.
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