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> maven is just a configuration file Even better, Maven "POMs" are written in a common, standard format (XML); so we can transform and manipulate it using off-
by chriswarbo 1y ago
> maven is just a configuration file
Even better, Maven "POMs" are written in a common, standard format (XML); so we can transform and manipulate it using off-the-shelf tools, if we really want to. I've found this useful e.g. in pre-commit hooks (tidy the formatting, checking/linting, etc.); in Nix builds (e.g. removing the version number, so it doesn't affect the hash and avoids spurious rebuilds); etc. That was a nice bonus when I switched some projects from SBT to Maven (due to SBT being wildly unreproducible).