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Overview

What is Gradle?​

Gradle is a fast, dependable open-source build automation tool with an elegant and extensible declarative build language.

Why Gradle?​

  • 🌟 Widely used and mature tool with an active community.
  • 📱 Default build system for Android and Kotlin Multi-Platform projects.
  • 🔌 Rich community plugin ecosystem.
  • 🛠️ Automates a wide range of build scenarios.
  • 📜 High-level, declarative, and expressive build language.
  • ⚡ Fast, scalable, and suitable for projects of any size.
  • 🔄 Optimizations like incremental builds, build caching, and parallel execution.

Installation​

Most projects will start with an existing Gradle build which does not require the installation of Gradle. However, if you are starting a project from scratch, and you need to install Gradle by using the installation instructions.