ANT vs Maven?

From	Steve <tinker123@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	ANT vs Maven?
Date	2013-02-16 15:09 -0500
Organization	M.Y.O.B
Message-ID	<kfop0b$osq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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I've traditionally used ANT.

My last project put into dependency hell, which learning enough Maven to 
get the right set of JAR files bailed me out of.

I've learned that there is a "Maven Plugin" for ANT, as well as 
something called Ivy to give ANT the ability to manage dependencies like 
Maven.

I HATE the directory structure Maven makes me use.   My ANT script 
alters a few values in cofig files like my web.xml for dev vs test vs 
production.   It doesn't look so easy in Maven.

I'm wondering if I should stick with ANT, learn the new plugins, or get 
back to  learning Maven more thoroughly.

People keep telling me Maven does more than just build projects and 
manage dependencies.  Well what else?  The only answer I get is a vague 
answer of "project management".

Which is in greater use among Java shops?   I would like to invest my 
time in something more employers used given that at this point I am 
mostly, agnostic between the two

Steve

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ANT vs Maven? Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 15:09 -0500
  Re: ANT vs Maven? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-16 12:47 -0800
  Re: ANT vs Maven? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-16 15:42 -0800
    Re: ANT vs Maven? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 17:42 -0800
      Re: ANT vs Maven? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-16 18:06 -0800
        Re: ANT vs Maven? eric@invalid.com (EricF) - 2013-02-17 05:01 +0000

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