Apache Maven Beginner to Guru - Reviewing the Spring Cloud Contract for OpenAPI

The video tutorial discusses a project involving Spring Cloud Contract and Maven. It addresses issues with Circle CI builds failing due to Java version incompatibilities and suggests upgrading to Java 11. The tutorial explains the setup of a Maven project, including dependencies and repository configurations, and highlights the use of Spring Cloud Contract with YAML and Groovy DSL. It also covers the process of preparing for Maven Central releases and outlines future development plans for the project.

What issues did the speaker encounter with CircleCI builds?

What version of Java does the speaker plan to upgrade to and why?

What is the purpose of the new parser being developed by the speaker?

What are the prerequisites mentioned for Maven in the project?

What repositories does the speaker need to define explicitly for their project?