2006-02-28 Apache Maven Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information. At first glance Maven can appear to be many things, but in a nutshell Maven is an attempt to apply patterns to a project's build infrastructure in order to promote comprehension and productivity by providing a clear path in the use of best practices. Maven is essentially a project management and comprehension tool and as such provides a way to help with managing: * Builds * Documentation * Reporting * Dependencies * SCMs * Releases * Distribution Java Latest stable release 2006-03-28 2.0.3 Maven 2.0.2 2006-01-16 2.0.2 Emmanuel Venisse