I'm getting out off the closet on this! I don't understand SBT. There, I said it, now help me please.
All roads lead to Rome, and that is the same for SBT: To get started with SBT there is SBT, SBT Launcher, SBT-extras, etc, and then there are different ways to include and decide on repositories. Is there a 'best' way?
I'm asking because sometimes I get a little lost. The SBT documentation is very thorough and complete, but I find myself not knowing when to use build.sbt or project/build.properties or project/Build.scala or project/plugins.sbt.
Then it becomes fun, there is the Scala-IDE and SBT - What is the correct way of using them together? What comes first, the chicken or the egg?
Most importantly is probably, how do you find the right repositories and versions to include in your project? Do I just pull out a machette and start hacking my way forward? I quite often find projects that include everything and the kitchen sink, and then I realize - I'm not the only one who gets a little lost.
As a simple example, right now, I'm starting a brand new project. I want to use the latest features of SLICK and Scala and this will probably require the latest version of SBT. What is the sane point to get started, and why? In what file should I define it and how should it look? I know I can get this working, but I would really like an expert opinion on where everything should go (why it should go there will be a bonus).
I've been using SBT for small projects for well over a year now. I used SBT and then SBT Extras (as it made some headaches magically disappear), but I'm not sure why I should be using the one or the other. I'm just getting a little frustrated for not underst