Apache Maven

Primarily Maven is used as build automation and dependency management tool in the organizations that I have worked. For java applications, maven eases the dependency management workflow throughout the release cycle and enable consistent dependency versions in all environments from local development to pre-production, till production environment. It also enables higher level dependency management across different apps and levels in the organization

• It was very handy to roll out organization level frameworks to be used by diverse departments and business
• Consistent build artifacts enabling smooth release cycles, thereby enabling to adhere to release calendars and feature rollouts
• Reduced 80 man hours of work every release cycle

Gradle Build Tool (Open Source)

Kubernetes, GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini

We use Maven for our build artifacts. It is a part of the pipeline for getting our code built and running in production. This works as an important cog in the delivery of new functionality and code to production. It is reliable and one of the parts of our build infrastructure that we don't have to be concerned about.

• simple
• consistent
• reliable

• Positive - it's helped with getting new functionality and products to production.

Jenkins, GitLab, Jira Software

As a build tool, we are using Maven with our Java-based project to add the libraries and dependencies in the project. With the help of that, we need not explicitly download the various jar and put it into our project. This makes our project easy and manageable and also use a version of the project build using Maven.

• Build and deployemnt
• Set project dependencies

• Positive, it makes the developers life easier to write the code and include the frameworks and services

Bamboo

Beyond Compare, Global Patron, Mule ESB

Apache Maven is used as a build automation tool and it simplifies the projects build process, dependency, and documentation. Apache Maven is able to solve many problems as below:

1. Software versioning.

2. Dependency management like includes the jars and other dependencies.

3. It has been integrated with the git and Jenkins CICD pipeline for the automatic build.

• Project and dependency management
• Build automation tool for java based project
• Maintaining the project information (log document, dependency list, unit test reports etc.)

• Free software so no licensing cost involved.
• But need expertise to use tool .
• Overall has been very much useful product.

Bitbucket, Docker, Oracle Database, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, Oracle WebLogic Application Server, Oracle GoldenGate, Kubernetes

We use Maven in our build pipeline to download and include correct versions of third-party dependencies in our application. The ability to keep track of indirect dependencies greatly simplifies the management of third-party libraries, which our application depends on. Maven is also used to apply custom build steps when building our application.

• Dependency management.
• Integration with development IDE.
• Dependency download.

• Shortened time for new developers to get productive.
• Standardized build process.
• Shortened time to setup a new project.

Apache Ant

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Jenkins, Sonatype Nexus Repository OSS