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Apache Maven 3 Cookbook
Apache Maven 3 Cookbook
- GenresProgramming
224 pages, Paperback
First published August 25, 2011
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March 9, 2012
"Apache Maven 3 Cookbook" is an introductory Maven book. It explains the concepts well. It's been a while since I read a Packt book and it looks like they fixed the proofreading/formatting problem. I only noticed one formatting error, which is nothing. And it was 5.o vs 5.0 - hardly something that interferes with readability.
The beginning was a bit repetitive. The how to install for Windows/Mac/etc repeat pieces instead of having one section and showing the differences.
The cookbook recipes show common things you'll start with - building different types, a Spring app, etc. It even shows Google app engine. The book also includes tools like coding standards. The author says codings standards tools help "lesser experienced programmers adhere to standards expected of them." Hmm. Experienced folks need standards too. Can't remember everything!
That would be only complaint. The book shows so many different things, there isn't room for depth. I have concerns about the depth of the Sonatype book too though so I can hardly hold it against the Packt book. (I'd like links to references on where plugin variables and the like are stored.)
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing this review on behalf of CodeRanch.
The beginning was a bit repetitive. The how to install for Windows/Mac/etc repeat pieces instead of having one section and showing the differences.
The cookbook recipes show common things you'll start with - building different types, a Spring app, etc. It even shows Google app engine. The book also includes tools like coding standards. The author says codings standards tools help "lesser experienced programmers adhere to standards expected of them." Hmm. Experienced folks need standards too. Can't remember everything!
That would be only complaint. The book shows so many different things, there isn't room for depth. I have concerns about the depth of the Sonatype book too though so I can hardly hold it against the Packt book. (I'd like links to references on where plugin variables and the like are stored.)
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing this review on behalf of CodeRanch.
June 20, 2017
Useful in some ways but leaves too much out to be a standalone book.
November 7, 2014
I did not get a lot out of this book. The "recipe" formula felt forced, and there was a lot of needless repetition, accompanied by unhelpful XML print-outs. The kindle edition was also spectacularly bad. Code indentation was nearly unreadable, and most of the images simply didn't render at all. I can't recommend this book.
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June 13, 2012Maven newbies, consult Sonatype's maven resources.
October 13, 2012
IS very straightforward cookbook, teaching the most used features of maven, that you are looking for
October 26, 2012
It definitely make you familiar with maven, but I don't think the book is quite effective while carrying the title "cookbook".
February 23, 2013
Great introduction to Maven 3 for people who have never worked with Maven.
August 29, 2014
It's a good book, neither awesome nor excellent.
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