Articles by Mert
Mert
Mert Caliskan is a software architect working for STM A.S., a defense contractor located in Turkey. He worked several years on various Enterprise Java Projects mostly built upon open source frameworks. He is a founder & committer of open-source projects like PrimeFaces, mesir, YUI4JSF, JSFExcelCreator, HibernateTrace and a contributor of Apache MyFaces. He is a sun certified java professional and javablackbelt contest winner. He gives speeches at local and international conferences about OSS frameworks and tries to leverage the use of them.
This tutorial covers the core concepts of Apache Maven and discusses how you can begin using Maven in your own development projects. Concepts covered include the Project Object Model (POM), Build Lifecycle, Dependency Management, Repositories, and Plugins. It also gives some hints on the IDE support you can find for popular Java IDEs.
Java EE 6 is hot, new, and pretty darn cool. It eases development with its “standardized” features, and the zero-configuration approach apparent in every part of the implementation is really nice, lending an out-of-the-box feeling that’s similar to the .NET environment. In this tutorial we’ll update you on the world of Java EE 6 with the help of a Twitter-like demo application that contains JSF 2.0, PrimeFaces, CDI and Weld as well as Hibernate Validator frameworks.