Graeme Rocher has never been a fan of Maven, and (as far as I can tell) he still isn’t.     In “Grails & Maven Kiss and Make-up with Grails 1.1 Beta 2“, Graeme writes:

So Grails 1.1 Beta 2 is out. Rejoice! There are many new features that are detailed in the release notes. However, one of the main ones in this beta is the new support for Maven….Regular readers of my blog will probably be aware of my long history as one who, ahem, is not particularily fond of Maven. Granted I am still not [particularly] fond of Maven, but it is the Christmas period and in the spirit of “why can’t we all just get [along]” I am proud to say that Grails integrates nicely with Maven now

Merry Christmas, indeed. Continue reading →