What are the individual components of your Android build? How then do these both work together to build our Android apps? Groovy, itself, is a multi-purpose programming language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Gradle projects are configured using a Groovy-based DSL (Domain Specific Language). Gradle is a build tool capable of building software projects across a variety of different languages and domains. How does Gradle relate to your Android project? So this week, I want to pull back the curtain, and share a bit about Gradle and how it relates to our Android builds. The Android build toolchain has a number of unique components and I often find others, and myself, blaming Gradle for something that might not actually be Gradle's fault at all. However, I also think much of this frustration and complaint is unwarranted, or at the very least, misplaced.
I've often enjoyed a laugh at Gradle's expense, or laughed and nodded along as coworkers shared their own harrowing stories of lengthy or broken builds.
But, given that even cross-platform solutions have some level of dependency on the Gradle build tooling for Android, it's likely you'll find yourself waiting on a Gradle build at some point if you're building an Android app. This is especially true for those doing native Android development. If you've spent any time as an Android developer, or around Android developers, you're probably familiar with this idea Gradle builds are a constant source of frustration and complaint. We're dedicated to helping you learn and grow in your career, so if you like what you see, be sure to subscribe. Gradle Build Tools' version is declared in project's build.You are reading "goobar," a software development newsletter exploring the latest tools, tips, and trends from the world of mobile software development. Android Gradle Build Tools is a runtime used for processing module's adle file before passing it forward to Gradle for the furthur step.
So I decide to write this blog to introduce you guys the upcoming changes of the build tools to let you prepare. I found it is very interesting after an hour of playing. And it seems like some major change is also being waited for its good time to hatch such as a new Gradle Build Tools with the newly designed DSL (gradle script code structure). New features are keep coming including full NDK support. Android Studio 1.3's stage is closed to the stable release.
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