To make the theory of SBOM complexity tangible, we need only look at the Java ecosystem. Java applications lean extremely heavily on external libraries, but the way those libraries are managed makes generating a flawless SBOM a serious challenge.
The Battle of the Build Tools
Maven and Gradle use different resolution strategies to deal with version conflicts. Where Maven strictly takes the nearest dependency in the tree, Gradle often defaults to the newest version. This means that the exact same codebase can lead to a different SBOM on another machine or on another day.
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