The Weld archetype initiative has had a further reaching impact than just the community of developers interested in using CDI (via Weld). A recent blog entry on Sonatype cites the Weld archetypes as &quot;the perfect case study of how using Archetypes benefits the community.&quot; Steven is acknowledged for his effort to identify the need of archetypes and ultimately get them promoted to Maven central for all to use.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.sonatype.com/people/2010/01/maven-archetypes-and-nexus-there-is-no-faster-way/">http://www.sonatype.com/people/2010/01/maven-archetypes-and-nexus-there-is-no-faster-way/</a><br><br>Although archetypes are rather technically simple, it&#39;s important to
recognize the impact they can have by starting people off on the right
foot.<br><br clear="all">-Dan<br><br>-- <br>Dan Allen<br>Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action<br>Registered Linux User #231597<br><br><a href="http://mojavelinux.com">http://mojavelinux.com</a><br>
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