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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.