Gradle - Give Your Build Some Love, It Will Be Returned

Explore the latest advancements in Gradle and learn how to optimize your build processes in this comprehensive conference talk. Discover how to apply software engineering practices to your build, enhancing developer productivity. Delve into recent improvements in Gradle, covering both technical aspects and best practices for creating better builds. Learn about new features for JVM projects and dependency management, including version catalogs and test suite modeling. Master the art of writing idiomatic Gradle plugins by leveraging Gradle's programming model. Gain insights on organizing build logic for single or multi-repository projects, focusing on reusability, conventions, code quality, and testing. Explore the new Configuration Cache and its potential to accelerate local development by enabling immediate task execution. Understand its workings and associated constraints, aligned with idiomatic recommendations. Access the source code on GitHub to follow along and implement these concepts in your own projects.