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Gradle is an open-source build automation system that orchestrates the compilation, testing, packaging, and deployment of software projects. It is renowned for its flexibility, performance, and use of a powerful, declarative Domain Specific Language (DSL) based on Groovy or Kotlin.

Key facts

First appeared: 2007
Category: technology
Problem solved: Gradle was created to address the limitations of existing build tools, specifically the inflexibility of Apache Maven's fixed build lifecycle and XML-based configuration, and the verbosity and lack of convention in Apache Ant's imperative XML scripts. It aimed to provide a powerful, flexible, and performant build automation system with robust dependency management, supporting conventions while allowing deep customization.
Platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows

Related technologies

Java
Spring Boot
Groovy
Android Studio
Kotlin
IntelliJ IDEA
Scala
Eclipse
Android SDK

Notable users

Many open-source projects and enterprises in the JVM ecosystem
Netflix
LinkedIn
Spring Framework
Google (especially for Android development)