I left JavaOne 2011 with several take-aways. One of the most significant was a renewed interest in learning more about Gradle. In this post, I look at using Gradle and at migrating a simple Ant build ...

This article describes how to automate building Java and JavaScript NPM-based applications within a single Gradle build. As examples we are going to use a Java backend application based on Spring Boot ...

To appreciate the benefits of Gradle, it helps to understand where it came from. When Gradle was first released in 2007, the Java ecosystem had already established several viable tools. Ant emerged in ...

Plugin do all boilerplate of maven publication configuration (using maven-publish) for java (or groovy) library or gradle plugin. Simplifies POM configuration and dependencies management (BOM). Also, ...

The latest monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code adds a Gradle extension, simplifies Code Actions execution and leverages an "important milestone," the v1.0 release of a new language server ...

Previously, developers used the Make tool for building Java projects, and the build process was not much different from building applications in any other language. Then in 2000, the Ant (Another Neat ...

Gradle 5.2, the latest version of the Java and Android build tool, offers plugin enhancements for Java and C++. Gradle 5.2 includes a Java Platform Plugin for declaring platforms for the Java ...

This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule for Jakarta EE 12; the January 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release ...