gradle@8 ☆

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Description:
Open-source build automation tool based on the Groovy and Kotlin DSL

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @gradle | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: build-automation java kotlin dev-tools ci-cd

Install: brew install gradle@8

About:
Gradle is a powerful build automation tool that supports multi-language development and incremental builds for faster performance. It uses a Groovy or Kotlin DSL for flexible and expressive build scripts, managing dependencies and tasks efficiently. Its rich plugin ecosystem and build cache capabilities make it ideal for complex, scalable project pipelines.

Key Features:

Highly extensible with a rich plugin ecosystem
Incremental builds for significantly faster build times
Declarative and flexible build scripts using Groovy or Kotlin DSL
Strong dependency management and conflict resolution

Use Cases:

Automating builds for Java, Kotlin, and Android applications
Managing complex multi-module project dependencies
Integrating build and test processes into CI/CD pipelines

Alternatives:

Apache Maven – Uses a rigid XML configuration, whereas Gradle offers a more flexible, programmatic DSL.
Apache Ant – Imperative and procedural, lacking Gradle's built-in dependency management and convention-over-configuration model.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 23, 2026 5:10pm		0	REVISION_ONLY	b200f9ba
Sep 17, 2025 1:32pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	ae420487