Maven is one of those tools that takes a while to grasp and get
rocking with. But once you do, you actually feel sorry for the
"make" and "ant" users out there. Maven looks like a Formula One
racecar next to a 1950s VW Beetle.
http://mr-mcwong.blogspot.com/2007/09/dealing-with-maven-bloat-and-
complexity_05.html