Jason Lee, on JReleaser
A release to Maven Central used to cost more than the code being released. Jason Lee's JReleaser walkthrough shows what replaced that process: one Maven profile, one command.
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Roseau Catches Breaking Changes Before Your Clients Do
Roseau, a new breaking-change detector for Java libraries, compares your code against your last released baseline and fails the build when the API contract breaks. JUnit already uses it. The reflex says the compiler and tests cover this, but if that were the case, updates would be easier than they are.
Pilot 0.1.0: Maven Gets an Interactive Console
Pilot 0.1.0 is a Maven plugin that provides a text console for the Java build tool, providing features like update checking, conflict detection, CVE auditing, dependence tree display, and more in a text console application.