# javaee7-essentials-archetype v1.2 released

The version 1.2 of the javaee7-essentials-archetype was released.


Features:


Java 8 is the default compiler source and target
The name of the war is derived from the artifactId. The version is no more appended.


Create a project directly from the IDE (in NetBeans: New Project -> Maven -> Project From Archetype. Choose com.airhacks as groupId in the search box).


Or use the CLI:



mvn archetype:generate -Dfilter=com.airhacks:javaee7-essentials-archetype



The archetype's source is available at: https://github.com/AdamBien/javaee7-essentials-archetype.
The project can be also directly cloned from: https://github.com/AdamBien/javaee-essentials-pom


Enjoy the lean way of coding! :-)



See you at Java EE Workshops at MUC Airport!