Learn Maven and Ant the easy way!

Name: Learn Maven and Ant the easy way!
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Learn Maven and Ant with easy practical examples for managing real time Java Projects

Created byKarthikeya T

Last updated 4/2025

English

What you'll learn

You will be able to talk on this subject confidently with colleagues
You will be comfortable using both Ant and Maven and you will stand on your own
You will know how to automate the build process and increase productivity
You will know how to manage dependencies

Course content

5 sections • 42 lectures • 4h 46m total length

Introduction8:34
Quick Note!0:45

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Introduction to Apache ANT8:29
Setting up the environment4:06
Hello world with ANT7:40
Just A Quick Note!1:39
Project Tasks and Tags4:25
Dealing With Properties9:16
Learn how ant properties map to key-value pairs in XML, use the properties task and system or built-in properties, and load values from a properties file for flexible configuration.
Path like structures8:26
Learn how Ant uses path-like structures to compile and run Java code with JavaC and Java tasks, and manage classpath, jar files, and parts for dependencies.
Types in ANT10:07
Quick note!1:22
Rate and review this course to share your learning journey and teaching style insights, and help future students decide whether to enroll.
List of Tasks in ANT9:44
Explore the most commonly used ant tasks, from creating archives (ear, jar, war, tar, rpm) to file operations and executing Java programs, with practical build.xml examples.
Automate the build for our own project8:58
Generating Javadoc and Logging6:53
ANT with Eclipse5:31
Creating your own Tasks5:19
Command Line Options1:59

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Quick Intro on Maven8:54
Discover how Maven acts as a project management tool, standardizing directory structure, managing dependencies and tests, versioning, and extending functionality with plugins for efficient builds.
Setting up the environment5:31
Download the maven binaries, extract them, configure the java home, set m2 home, and update the system path, then verify the mvn version.
Creating a Maven Projects, Archetypes18:52
Learn how to create a Maven project using Eclipse and the command line, exploring archetypes like Maven Archetype Quickstart, and understanding coordinates, groupId, artifactId, and pom.xml.
Quick intro on POM, Super POM, Repository, Dependencies etc20:52
Explore the pom.xml, dependencies, repositories, and coordinates in Maven to understand groupId, artifactId, URL, local repository, and the role of the super POM.
Quick Note!1:10
Local Repository and Intro to settings xml12:59
Central and Remote Repository7:10
Dependency scope Part 111:05
Dependency scope Part 27:26
Transitive dependencies, Optional dependencies and Exclusions6:50
Snapshot Versions8:44
Maven Version Management9:52
Maven Lifecyles, Phases, Goals and Plugins10:01
Explore Maven lifecycles, phases, goals, and plugins, and see how clean, build, and site cycles drive tasks from compilation to packaging and mvn install.
Creating our own Maven Plugin8:29
Additional Tags of POM7:34
Explore additional pom.xml tags, including description, license, organization, developers, and contributors, plus issue and CI management, and learn to generate a project site with Maven.
Generating Reports and Maven Site Lifecycle9:05
Settings XML file Walk through7:29
Creating Profiles8:32
Create and activate maven profiles within pom.xml to ensure builds run smoothly across environments. Activate with -P or by jdk version, os, or system properties, and manage in settings.xml.
Maven Multi-Module Project7:03
Request!1:22
Maven Wrapper3:43
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Requirements

Some basic knowledge on XML
Some knowledge on Java Programming (If you don't, check my awesome course on the same)

Description

A must learn technology for Java Programmers!

This course is about Apache Ant and Maven

Apache Ant

Ant is a library that helps you automate the build process of a project.

Using Ant, you can have good control over your project to minute detail. We can accomplish it, by creating tasks.

Ant offers a great deal of builtin tasks, that will help you automate literally any typical project tasks like, compiling the source code, copying the files to server, packaging the project as an archive, etc.

Apache Maven

Apache Maven, is a great project management tool that will not only help in automating the project build process, but also a host of other things like, dependency management, versioning, etc.

We can keep enhancing the capabilities of Maven by incorporating additional plugins or even write our own custom plugins.

Who should take this course?

- People who want to learn every aspect of the most popular Project management tool (Maven)

- People who want to be productive in workspace

After you complete the course

- You will know how real world Java projects are managed

- You will be able to stand on your own, in dealing with these technologies.

- You will be able to outsmart your colleges and you will be able to make valid arguments on the subject

Who this course is for:

Anyone who want to learn build tools like Ant and Maven
Anyone who want to know how to automate project building tasks and save time
Anyone who want to know how to manage project dependencies for their project
Anyone who want to know how real world Java Projects are managed

Learn Maven and Ant the easy way!

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 9min

Course on ANT16 lectures • 1hr 34min

Course on Maven22 lectures • 3hr 3min

Conclude1 lecture • 1min

Bonus Lecture1 lecture • 1min

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