# bld vs. Apache Maven--Or Pure Java vs. XML

A MicroProfile / Jakarta EE Apache Maven pom.xml is 31 lines of code or less. 

A Maven configuration for a simple Java SE project is twice as long.

In this screencast I'm comparing Apache Maven to bld ("bld: The Hypersonic Java Build Tool"):

    
    
    


Also checkout the airhacks.fm podcast: "No Dependencies--Or How Rife 2 and Bld Happened"