Rocking the Gradle

Gradle is an Apache licensed open source tool that provides a revolutionary way of implementing build solutions in the Java eco-system leveraging a mature build DSL instead of XML. It builds on top of the previously best of breed options providing features such as the flexibility and freedom of Apache ANT, and the dependency management and build conventions of Apache Maven. Gradle surpasses these predecessors in real innovative ways providing solutions necessary to stream-line complex enterprise automation environments.

Gradle’s plugin architecture allows for extremely concise build solutions for those simple projects that choose to follow the defined build conventions, however Gradle does NOT lock build masters into predefined conventions allowing legacy layouts, sophisticated builds or enterprise defined standards to be a matter of configuration.

1. Migrate XML-based builds like ANT and Maven to a Gradle build DSL, making the intent of the build readable and easier to understand
2. Reduce build processing time and increase productivity through incremental builds
3. Declaratively express build needs

Come see why some of the leading open source projects, such as Grails, Spring Integration, Hibernate, and Tapestry have all moved to Gradle as their build system.