Apache Maven Beginner to Guru - Maven Bill of Materials (BOM) Dependency Management

The video tutorial explains the concept of dependency management in Maven projects, highlighting the difference between dependency management and dependencies. It covers how to set up dependency management to standardize versions across multiple projects, manage specific dependencies like MAPSTRUCT and Jaxb, and centralize dependency versions for consistency. The tutorial also discusses handling scope and test dependencies, providing examples with JUnit and Mockito.

What is the primary purpose of dependency management in a project?

How does dependency management allow for version standardization across multiple projects?

What is the difference between declaring a dependency and managing a dependency in a project?

What role do properties play in dependency management?

Explain how downstream projects inherit versions from a parent project.

How can dependency management handle scope dependencies?

What is the significance of including test dependencies in dependency management?