> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Dudney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Maven 2 migration and logical modules
> You can also get a free copy of 'Better Builds With Maven' from here; > > http://www.mergere.com/m2book_download.jsp > > You can get it here; > > http://tinyurl.com/paany > > with my registration but I'm not sure how long that will last before > they force you to 'login' again. I get about 1 or 2 emails from them > a months for he joy of the book, I think there is an 'opt out' but > its not that annoying so I just delete them. > > I reviewed the book while I was learning m2 and found it quite helpful. Time for me to be a jerk, again. If you are truly new to maven, the book isn't going to help you much. It's a start, but I found the only way I was able to get much of anything done was to join the user list and post questions there. There was recently a thread on the user list about how the book is not all that great. Going beyond the constant back-patting and typographical errors, it seems to lack cohesion. It reads almost like a cookbook, but is intended for beginners. Anyway, the authors have promised to take user feedback into consideration for the next revision. I just wouldn't expect to be a maven guru after reading this is all. FWIW, the authors are on the user list and are generally quite helpful. -- Kevin
