To appreciate the benefits of Gradle, it helps to understand where it came from. When Gradle was first released in 2007, the Java ecosystem had already established several viable tools. Ant emerged in ...

Gradle 7.0, the latest release of the popular software build tool leveraged in Android development and elsewhere, offers faster incremental builds as well as support for Java 16. With the Gradle 7.0 ...

The latest version of the Gradle open-source build automation tool, just announced, comes with a number of upgrades, bug fixes, and highly anticipated support for building and testing Java modules, ...

Java developers can now run Gradle builds with JDK 11. The latest milestone release of the popular open source build automation tool (Gradle 5.0) also comes with a production-ready Kotlin DSL, ...

The latest monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code adds a Gradle extension, simplifies Code Actions execution and leverages an "important milestone," the v1.0 release of a new language server ...

This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule for Jakarta EE 12; the January 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release ...

The drive towards newer Java versions and updated enterprise specifications isn’t just about keeping up with the latest tech; ...