The more that you have to integrate with it, the more that you learn its lifecycle is extremely limited and poorly documented. The syntax for adding and config

The more that you have to integrate with it, the more that you learn its lifecycle is extremely limited and poorly documented. The syntax for adding and configuring plugins is a horrible nightmare, as is the plugin API itself. Their attitude towards public vs private APIs causes a lot of pain during version upgrades of both the core platform and associated plugins. Basically, it is the worst Java build system in the world, except for all the others.