Instant Apache Maven Starter -- Instant Apache Maven Starter -- Credits -- About the Authors -- www.packtpub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- packtlib.packtpub.com -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- 1. Instant Apache Maven Starter -- So, what is Maven? -- Installation -- Step 1 - prerequisites -- Step 2 - downloading Maven -- Step 3 - installing Maven -- Microsoft Windows -- Linux and Mac OS X -- Step 3 - verifying the installation -- And that's it -- Quick start - core concepts and commands of Maven -- Step 1 - understanding Maven -- A Maven project -- Super POM -- Artifact -- Minimal pom.xml -- Parent (also known as POM Inheritance) -- Plugin -- Repository -- Dependency -- Property -- Resource -- Step 2 - creating from an archetype -- Step 3 - exploring the project structure -- Step 4 - exploring POM -- Step 5 - compile, install, and run -- Step 6 - changing POM -- Step 7 - analyzing the console and fixing warnings -- Top 19 features you need to know about -- Profile -- Effective POM -- Archetype -- Settings -- Maven lifecycle -- Artifact resolution -- Dependency scope -- Dependency management -- Plugin management -- Multi-module projects (also known as POM Aggregation) -- Unit and integration testing with Maven -- Maven WAR overlays -- Remote deploy a WAR to Apache Tomcat -- Step 1 - editing tomcat-users.xml -- Step 2 - configuring authentication in settings.xml -- Step 3 - adding the Maven Tomcat Plugin -- Step 4 - deploying to Tomcat -- Running Tomcat embedded -- Multi-environment build -- Assembling an artifact -- Releasing a Maven project -- The Maven Enforcer Plugin -- Using Maven from your favourite IDE -- Eclipse -- IntelliJ IDEA -- NetBeans -- Emacs -- People and places you should get to know -- Official sites -- Articles and tutorials -- Community -- Blogs -- Twitter.

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