Hi Landon, I feel your pain :-)
I confess that I found maven confusing, intimidating and frustrating when I started using Geotools last year. On top of coming to grips with Java (new language for me) and Geotools (a mighty wide, deep and sometimes murky ocean), this maven thing looked like the straw that was going to break the camel's back. A bit less than a year later I shudder to think of how I would cope without it. Handling the chain of dependencies and enforcing a standardized directory structure are the two aspects that I really appreciate. There are things that I still find frustrating with maven: gaps in the docs that force you to google for maven secrets on blogs etc.; getting it to work with a particular version of a plugin; having to housekeep my local repository more or less manually... But I agree with Jody - persist with it for a bit longer and then re-assess. Have fun ! Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
