我第一次了解maven是在idea中要去配置maven，大概两年以前。如今回头看，似乎多了一些理解。
技术的背后肯定有人在推动，maven之所以成为maven是因为它确确实实解决了某些问题。
maven是什么？
从官网看去，你觉得最关心的信息是哪些呢？在官网把你需要的信息直接了当的传达给你了。
http://maven.apache.org/index.html
maven介绍
Maven, began as an attempt to simplify the build processes in the Jakarta Turbine project. There were several projects, each with their own Ant build files, that were all slightly different. JARs were checked into CVS. We wanted a standard way to build the projects, a clear definition of what the project consisted of, an easy way to publish project information and a way to share JARs across several projects.
The result is a tool that can now be used for building and managing any Java-based project. We hope that we have created something that will make the day-to-day work of Java developers easier and generally help with the comprehension of any Java-based project.
项目信息
我们看一看什么才是一个项目的核心？普通企业做项目和maven团队做项目有什么差别？
Team
Mailing Lists
源码管理系统
问题管理系统
持续集成管理系统
maven背后的团队
任何事情都是人发起的，背后的团队决定了这个工具能够走多远。