Folks, As promised I cornered first Vincent Massol and then James Strachan on the subject of Maven and Jelly (though the latter is not as obviously compelling to us). Getting close to them at the way-busier than usual eXtreme Tuesday was difficult. It was a bit like Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" (filmed as Apocalypse Now).
Anyway, it seems Maven is ready for prime time. My previous assumption is that Maven is best for template solutions (Excalibur's various sub-projects being a good example). I was wrong it is just as good for single highly customised project builds. Virtually everyone there left with a good impression of Maven and a mental note to use it soon in company and open-source solutions ASAP. I'm going to compare notes with some people who have been using it for a while and see what they think. Essentially though, I am left with the impression that we should phase it in real soon. James spent quite a bit of time talking of Jelly. Way cool, check it out: http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/sandbox/jelly/ Regards, - Paul -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
