Maven provides consistent project structures, declarative configuration, and a wide range of plugins, along with a centralized repository for storing and downloading third-party software.

There are a number of great Java build tools from which to choose when working on enterprise projects. But for those looking for the best Java build tool around, Maven makes a great deal of sense.

Introduction Maven is a high-level, intelligent project management, build and deployment tool from the Apache project. There is nothing that Maven does that Ant cannot do. Ant gives the ultimate power ...

I don't understand the idea behind this. Maven is for managing libraries used by the project - source code is managed via source control. Maven is Java only. Using Maven for distributing WSDL seems ...