Maven : the definitive guide Sonatype. […] Written by Maven creator Jason Van Zyl and his team at Sonatype, Maven: The Definitive Guide clearly explains how this popular tool can bring order to your software development projects. The first part of the book demonstrates Maven's capabilities through the development of several sample applications from ideation to deployment. […] The second part offers a complete reference guide that includes: • The POM and Project Relationships • The Build Lifecycle • Plugins • Project website generation • Advanced site generation • Reporting • Properties • Build Profiles • The Maven Repository • Team Collaboration • Writing Plugins • IDEs such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, ands NetBeans • Using and creating assemblies • Developing with Maven Archetypes