JCON ONLINE 2022

Interested participants will learn what is currently going on in the development of Apache Maven 4.X. The goal is to get an Apache Maven version 4.0.0-alpha-1 as a starting point but at the same time not render everything that exists so far unusable. The keyword backward compatibility has a very big meaning here. One of the questions is, how can such a requirement be met? Part of the solution is the separation into build and consumer POM. Thereby the reasons for the separation will be presented. The presentation will be extended by topics that could possibly break backward compatibility. This will be supplemented by a non-exhaustive list of features that are currently being under development. Furthermore, we will have a look at the project structure of the Apache Maven project, to get an overview of the different areas of the project. It is still to be mentioned that the contents for the lecture are also still supplemented by the most current developments (Bleeding Edge!). It is important to mention that it is explicitly desired to receive feedback, questions and/or suggestions.