[paulddraper]

You still need version resolution for jars in a lib directory, whether Maven does it or you do it.

Maven just automates the process.

[three-cups]

I guess I never found manual dependency resolution to be that big of a problem.

[paulddraper]

I've never found automatic dependency resolution to be that big of a problem.

But if I had, I'm sure that manual resolution wouldn't have been any easier or more maintainable.