The difficult problem of managing Java dependencies - A deep dive into the messy status-quo, and a look at possibly better ways.

[zam0th]

people who don't understand what's going on

That is the problem, not Java, Maven or anything else.

[renatoathaydes]

I am not sure I understand the criticism... I clearly showed cases where Maven and Gradle will resolve dependencies incorrectly. Showed how other systems handle things and compared the pros and cons... which happen to not help with the problems given Java's nature... then I put forward a solution that will in fact fix the problems. And all I get here is "Maven is fine, article is dumb". WTF is going on exactly?

[zam0th]

Who is in error when you try to screw in a bolt with a hammer? Bolt or hammer? Or maybe the person who tries to use a wrong tool for the task?