CEcesarsotovalero·Feb 1, 2022Submission
DepClean automatically detects and removes unused dependencies in Java projects
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DepClean automatically detects and removes unused dependencies in Java Maven projects. Paper: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10664-020-09914-8)
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DepClean automatically detects and removes unused dependencies in Java Maven projects. Paper: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10664-020-09914-8)
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2 sourcesYou can save yourself some headaches by not using transitive dependencies in your Maven builds. This can be enforced with Maven Enforcer. The trade-off is that you will have to clean unused dependencies. This can be tool-assisted with something like: https://github.com/castor-software/depclean/ . You can also enforce dependency version convergence with Maven Enforcer. None of this saves you from "jar hell" directly, but it helps prevent you from unknowingly creating a disaster-in-waiting.
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