Introducing Maven is your quick start-up primer guide on Maven. This fully packed mini-book includes the new features and enhancements found in the latest version of Maven. In this short 100-page book, you'll learn all about Maven and how to set it up to use. You'll learn about the Maven life cycle and how to effectively leverage and use it. Also, you'll learn the basics of using site plugins and generating Javadocs, test coverage/FindBugs reports, version/release notes and more. Furthermore, you'll take advantage of Maven's archetypes to bootstrap new projects easily. Finally, you will learn how to integrate Nexus repository manager with Maven release phases. After reading and using this short book, you'll have an understanding of Maven's dependency management and how to organize basic and multi-module Maven projects.What youll learnWhat Maven is and how it compares with Ant, Gradle and more.How to set up and test MavenWhat transitive dependencies areHow to create a basic Maven projectHow set up a multi-module projectWhat is the Maven life cycle and how to leverage itHow to generate Javadocs, unit test reports and more with MavenHow to use Maven archetypesHow to integrate with Nexus repository managerReleasing your project with Maven and moreHow to integrate with SubversionWho this book is for This book is for those new to Maven. It is recommended for experienced Java coders, programmers and developers, especially those doing enterprise and Java web development using the Spring Framework. Table of Contents1. Maven Basics2. Setting up Maven3. Maven Basic Project4. Maven Advanced Project5. Maven Life Cycle6. Documentation and Reporting7. Maven Archetypes8. Maven Release