Andres Almiray - What I Wish I Knew About Maven Years Ago

== Andres Almiray
Andres is a Java/Groovy developer and a Java Champion with more than 20 years of experience in software design and development. He has been involved in web and desktop application development since the early days of Java. Andres is a true believer in open source and has participated in popular projects like Groovy, Griffon, and DbUnit, as well as starting his own projects (Json-lib, EZMorph, GraphicsBuilder, JideBuilder). Founding member of the Griffon framework and Hackergarten community event.

== What I Wish I Knew About Maven Years Ago
Apache Maven is seen by many developers as the defacto build tool in the Java space. Since its early days back in April 2002, Maven has helped developers build projects and assemble artifacts. On the surface not much appears to have changed in the design, structure, and build file syntax, but in reality, there are quite a good number of features that have been added through the years that make Maven a powerhouse.

Come to this talk if you want to learn more about these hidden nuggets and make the most of your Maven builds.