Introducing Gradle

This concise book is a quick start-up primer on the Gradle build and release tool. You'll learn about Gradle and how to set it up to use. You'll learn about the Gradle life cycle and how to effectively leverage and use it. Also, you'll learn the basics of using site plugins and generating Javadocs, test coverage/FindBugs reports, version/release notes and more. Furthermore, you'll take advantage of Gradle's archetypes to bootstrap new projects easily.

After reading and using Introducing Gradle, you'll have an understanding of Gradle's dependency management and how to organize basic and multi-module Gradle projects. It includes the new features and enhancements found in the latest version of Gradle, an open source enhanced Java build and release tool for Java that is especially popular among Spring application developers.

About the Authors

Balaji Varanasi is a software development manager and technology entrepreneur. He has over 13 years of experience architecting and developing Java/.Net applications and, more recently, iPhone apps. During this period he has worked in the areas of security, web accessibility, search, and enterprise portals. He has a Master s Degree in Computer Science and serves as adjunct faculty, teaching programming and information system courses.

Sudha Belida is a senior software engineer and technology enthusiast. She has more than seven years of experience working with Java and JEE technologies and frameworks, such as Spring, Hibernate, Struts, and AngularJS. Her interests lie in entrepreneurship and agile methodologies for software design and development. She has a master's degree in computational science from the University of Utah. In her free time, she likes to travel and enjoy the outdoor environment that Utah has to offer.