Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!news.astraweb.com!border5.a.newsrouter.astraweb.com!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.bt.com!news.bt.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:34:39 -0600 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:34:38 +0000 From: lipska the kat Organization: Trollbusters 3 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130308 Thunderbird/17.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: error discription and solution References: <7ad4a15c-7e35-4d08-a61f-4d673f5d4ef0@googlegroups.com> <081fg9thirl4u17mdbeq8q3oocgtbakr7t@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: Lines: 33 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-AuthenticatedUsername: NoAuthUser X-Trace: sv3-tYkOPbyWNTbuVE6xkjzpX5K1EVOqUmTApTWerrOHYcow1Vn12JQ8CHq99nhwWyj4SdOH6eXWLNDci1J!6ZfyR1KrZDFbmrlHtyAicIPQDlLxin9T4JfvIikWh6IrXnDExwEl1cKHXsDK40wA1daeTyPOyfg7 X-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 2951 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:27610 On 26/02/14 22:53, Leif Roar Moldskred wrote: > lipska the kat wrote: >> >> I looked at Maven once. As soon as it started 'updating' itself I shut >> it down, un-installed it and never went near that abomination again :-) >> >> I just don't trust anything that connects to a remote server without my >> explicit say so. >> > > I would suggest that you read up enough on Maven to understand what it > is it does, and why it makes sense that it connects to a remote server > unless you explicitly tells it not to. > > Maven is not perfect, but there are valid reasons why it has become > the default build system for most java projects. While it's not my > preferred build system (in fact, I quite dislike it), it is in so > widespread use that I would say that basic Maven competence is a > requirement for pretty much anyone doing professional java development > today. I've built and maintained (and maintain) million plus line applications without going anywhere near that hideous mess thank you very much. Also, I have *never* been asked any questions concerning Maven at interviews nor have I ever worked on a project that uses Maven so obviously our mileages vary. -- Lipska the Kat©: Troll hunter, sandbox destroyer, treacherous feline and farscape dreamer of Aeryn Sun GNU/Linux user #560883 - http://www.linuxcounter.net