As part of our Talk Accelerating Maven Builds - From 🐌 Snail’s Pace to 🚀 Rocket Speed!, we discussed some techniques to speed up your build. Here are some articles I extracted from our talk to explain in-depth how each technique accelerates your build and reduces build time.
JavaLand 2026 delivery with questions from the audience
At JavaLand 2026, Maarten Mulders and I had a blast presenting our talk "Accelerating Maven Builds - From 🐌 Snail’s Pace to 🚀 Rocket Speed!". We shared practical tips and tricks and had a short but great Q&A session with the audience.
Guide: Parallel unit tests with Apache Maven
Published on 23rd of May in 2024, the article Guide: Parallel unit tests with Apache Maven discusses how to enable parallel junit testing to speed up your Apache Maven build.
Feed the Daemon: Faster Builds with Maven Reactor Modules
Published on 24th of April in 2025, the article Feed the Daemon: Faster Builds with Maven Reactor Modules explains how to re-structure your Apache Maven Reactor Project in an architectural way to get the best out of your Apache Maven Daemon execution.
Our presentation at JCON Europe 2024 (#SnailToRocket)
At JCON Europe 2024, Java Champion Maarten Mulders and I held our first presentation of the talk "Accelerating Maven Builds - From 🐌 Snail’s Pace to 🚀 Rocket Speed!".
Conclusion
Demos and articles from our Talk #SnailToRocket are a practical guide to reduce your build times in your Apache Maven project.
Other talks
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