The exec plugin runs programs inside the same JVM maven is running in. Assuming you use the same JVM flavor for both maven and your java command line, there shouldn't be a big different if that's all you do .
Well, since mvn exec:java ... would run in the same JVM as Maven, there wouldn't be much of a difference, except for the fact the running java my. MyClass would always be a tad quicker, as Maven will execute some operations before actually running the class.
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