diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ca1901de7..d003cd8a8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ We welcome any type of contribution, not only code. You can help with
 
 Working on your first Pull Request? You can learn how from this *free* series, [How to Contribute to an Open Source Project on GitHub](https://egghead.io/series/how-to-contribute-to-an-open-source-project-on-github).
 
+## Getting started with the code
+
+To start development of a new feature or fix, check out the repository with Git and start editing the code in your favorite IDE.
+
+Once you're done editing, you will need a Java 16 JDK as well as Maven to build and run the code. Ensure that the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable is set to your Java 16 JDK path and run the following command to build and execute Asciidocfx: `mvn clean javafx:run -Djavafx.scope=compile`
+
 ## Submitting code
 
 Any code change should be submitted as a pull request. The description should explain what the code does and give steps to execute it. The pull request should also contain tests.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57eb35de0..4376147c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <asciidocfx.mainClass>com.kodedu.boot.AppStarter</asciidocfx.mainClass>
         <java.version>16</java.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -23,6 +24,96 @@
         <jaxb.version>2.3.2</jaxb.version>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.7</jacoco.version>
         <logunit.version>1.1.0</logunit.version>
+        <javafx.scope>provided</javafx.scope>
+        <javafx.jvmArgs.modules>
+            --module-path jmods
+            --add-modules=ALL-MODULE-PATH
+            --add-modules=javafx.controls,javafx.fxml,javafx.graphics,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web
+        </javafx.jvmArgs.modules>
+        <javafx.jvmArgs.exports>
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.layout=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.util=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.sg.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.logging=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.geom.transform=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.tk=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.utils=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.font=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.input=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.text=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.beans=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.traversal=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.stage=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.binding=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.geom=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.iio=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism.paint=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.scenario.effect=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.text=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-opens
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.css=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-opens
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=javafx.web
+            --add-opens
+            javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.property=ALL-UNNAMED
+            --add-exports
+            javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED
+        </javafx.jvmArgs.exports>
+        <project.jvmArgs.base>
+            -Duser.language=en
+            -Duser.country=US
+            -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+            -Xms128M
+            -Xmx756M
+            -Djava.awt.headless=false
+            --illegal-access=permit
+        </project.jvmArgs.base>
+        <project.jvmArgs>
+            ${project.jvmArgs.base}
+            ${javafx.jvmArgs.exports}
+            ${javafx.jvmArgs.modules}
+        </project.jvmArgs>
     </properties>
 
     <organization>
@@ -224,25 +315,25 @@
             <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
             <artifactId>javafx-swing</artifactId>
             <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>${javafx.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
             <artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
             <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>${javafx.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
             <artifactId>javafx-web</artifactId>
             <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>${javafx.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
             <artifactId>javafx-fxml</artifactId>
             <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>${javafx.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Add test dependencies -->
         <dependency>
@@ -326,90 +417,11 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <programs>
                         <program>
-                            <mainClass>com.kodedu.boot.AppStarter</mainClass>
+                            <mainClass>${asciidocfx.mainClass}</mainClass>
                             <id>asciidocfx</id>
                         </program>
                     </programs>
-                    <extraJvmArguments>
-                        -Duser.language=en
-                        -Duser.country=US
-                        -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-                        -Xms128M
-                        -Xmx756M
-                        -Djava.awt.headless=false
-                        --illegal-access=permit
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.layout=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.util=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.sg.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.logging=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.geom.transform=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.tk=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.utils=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.font=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.input=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.text=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.beans=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.traversal=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.stage=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.binding=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.geom=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.iio=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism.paint=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.scenario.effect=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.text=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-opens
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.css=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-opens
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=javafx.web
-                        --add-opens
-                        javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.property=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --add-exports
-                        javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED
-                        --module-path jmods
-                        --add-modules=ALL-MODULE-PATH
-                        --add-modules=javafx.controls,javafx.fxml,javafx.graphics,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web
-                    </extraJvmArguments>
+                    <extraJvmArguments>${project.jvmArgs}</extraJvmArguments>
                     <!--&#45;&#45;add-opens javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=javafx.web-->
                     <!--&#45;&#45;add-exports javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED-->
                     <repositoryLayout>flat</repositoryLayout>
@@ -492,6 +504,16 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+              <!-- Easy launch in development -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+                <artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.0.6</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>${asciidocfx.mainClass}</mainClass>
+                    <options>${project.jvmArgs.base} ${javafx.jvmArgs.exports}</options>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>