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title: "Comment by Jailson Shankle on \"Understanding Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, and npm\" | Hashnode"
description: "Great overview! I especially appreciated your clear comparison of the dependency management approaches—it really highlights the philosophical differences betwee"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-build-tools-maven-gradle-and-npm-1/67e241cc4c3a97b57d58dad9/comment/69d798fe491a22946e243fa6"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-build-tools-maven-gradle-and-npm-1/67e241cc4c3a97b57d58dad9)

Comment [Understanding Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, and npm](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-build-tools-maven-gradle-and-npm-1/67e241cc4c3a97b57d58dad9)

[Jailson Shankle](https://hashnode.com/@shankle)

[Apr 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-build-tools-maven-gradle-and-npm-1/67e241cc4c3a97b57d58dad9/comment/69d798fe491a22946e243fa6)

Great overview! I especially appreciated your clear comparison of the dependency management approaches—it really highlights the philosophical differences between Maven's XML and Gradle's DSL.