Switching to Gradle - Maturity, Performance, and Pleasure

Explore a comprehensive introduction to Gradle in this 2-hour 41-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Discover why Gradle is a modern and mature build tool, and learn how to leverage its task-based model for efficient development. Delve into Gradle's key advantages, including conventions and base plugins, incrementality, advanced configuration, dependency management, and IDE integration. Gain insights on setting up a distributed cache to significantly reduce build durations both on CI and locally. Acquire the essential knowledge to understand Gradle's unique model, improve build times, and enhance software quality through a robust build and release process. By the end of this talk, obtain all the prerequisites needed to make an informed decision about switching to Gradle for your projects.