Difference between web projects with pom.xml and web.xml
jakarta-ee, java
Solution
They're completely compatible. As a matter of fact, they perform completely unrelated tasks.
`pom.xml` is the configuration file for Maven projects. One of its goals is to provide assistance in the compilation and building of a project when using Maven. You can think of it as an ant `build.xml` file or a `makefile` Make file if you're not familiar to Maven (actually, it can provide a lot more functionality)
`web.xml` is the Java EE web application deployment descriptor, where you specify for instance servlets, servlet mappings and other aspects of a webapp.
- What is Maven from the Apache Maven site.
- What is web.xml file and what all things can I do with it? question on SO.
Problem
What is the difference between Java projects having pom.xml and web.xml? Can projects have both these configurations at the same time?