The Java build ecosystem
# The three ways to build — bare JDK tools, Maven, Gradle — and the artifact formats they produce.
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The Java build ecosystem
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2026-08-09
The three ways to build Java — bare JDK tools, Maven, Gradle — and the artifact formats they produce.
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Gradle deep dive
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2026-08-09
Gradle's task DAG, Kotlin/Groovy DSLs, configuration vs execution, caching and incrementality, version catalogs, and convention plugins.
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Maven deep dive
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2026-08-09
Maven's POM model, fixed lifecycles, plugin-goal bindings, dependency mediation, BOMs, multi-module reactor, and the plugins worth knowing.