masn's review against another edition
4.0
good foundation book to fill in some of the gaps in my knowledge
citizenkahn's review against another edition
4.0
Gradle holds great promise, sitting between maven mysteries and more procedural build systems. Using a highly expressive tool to create domain specific languages which both re-use logic and reduce complexity for the end user (a developer who'd rather be solving problems than mucking about with builds) seems a major win. Gradle's ability to plug and play with maven allows large scale maven shop's to experiment without committing to a full cut over.
The book felt a little light/short to me. I hoped for something more akin to thinking-in-java or dive-into-python that anchored understanding. This work left me with many question and it is a good thing that the gradle community is highly responsive.
The book felt a little light/short to me. I hoped for something more akin to thinking-in-java or dive-into-python that anchored understanding. This work left me with many question and it is a good thing that the gradle community is highly responsive.
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