pom_bom

POM (Project Object Model)

• Used by maven
• It is an xml file: pom.xml
• contains project and configuration details to build the project

BOM (Bill of Materials)

• Used by maven
• Special POM file that groups dependency versions that are known to be valid and tested to work together
• For spring related dependencies, it can be used by gradle using plugin:
  • io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin
• Use in gradle:

dependencyManagement {
  imports {
    // define the BOM here
    mavenBom 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent:1.2.1.RELEASE'
  }
}