December 2014
Intermediate to advanced
298 pages
6h 22m
English
Maven follows the design philosophy
convention over configuration. Without any configuration changes, Maven assumes that the location of the source code is ${basedir}/src/main/java, the location of tests is ${basedir}/src/test/java, and the resources are available at ${basedir}/src/main/resources. Once after a successful build, Maven knows where to place the compiled classes (${basedir}/target/classes) and where to copy the final artifact (${basedir}/target/). It is possible to change this directory structure, but it's recommended not to do so. Why?
Keeping the default structure improves the readability of the project. Even a fresh developer knows where to look into if he is familiar with Maven. ...
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