Re: Why your new JVM build tool is making things worse, aka use Maven to execute your build - http://www.javarants.com/2013...
"It is certainly the most arcane frontend of any technology I have to work with on a daily basis. I wish people would focus on making that experience better rather than reinventing the whole thing. On the IDE side, I find it unlikely that the tooling will ever be up to par because of all the scripting that is basically a black box and not really usable by the IDE." - Sam Pullara