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Gradle Effective Implementation Guide
A comprehensive guide to get up and running with build automation using Gradle This book is for Java developers who have working knowledge of build automation processes and are now looking to gain expertise with Gradle and add to their skill set. Gradle is a project automation tool that has a wide range of applications. The basic aim of Gradle is to automate a wide variety of tasks performed by software developers, including compiling computer source code to binary code, packaging binary codes, running tests, deploying applications to production systems, and creating documentation. The book will start with the fundamentals of Gradle and introduce you to the tools that will be used in further chapters. You will learn to create and work with Gradle scripts and then see how to use Gradle to build your Java Projects. While building Java application, you will find out about other important topics such as dependency management, publishing artifacts, and integrating the application with other JVM languages such as Scala and Groovy. By the end of this book, you will be able to use Gradle in your daily development. Writing tasks, applying plugins, and creating build logic will be your second nature. This step-by-step guide aims to cover the fundamentals of Gradle and focuses on providing the practical skills required to develop web application.
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350 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2012
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January 28, 2013I would consider myself an intermediate user of of build tools, Gradle included. I've used Ant and Maven and most recently am a Gradle convert. I use Gradle daily in my job and have integrated Gradle into Jenkins to support our continuous integration process.
The first chapters of this book take on the basic tutorial format, starting from ground zero knowledge and building upon previous chapters to get a novice ramped up on Gradle. I like the fact that it does not go into anymore depth than is necessary to get one up-to-speed quickly, but does go deep enough to give the reader just enough backdrop to the choices the Gradle creators made.
I wish I had a book like this when I was learing Gradle. Where I felt the Gradle documentation falls short after introducing the technology, this book does a fine job of giving practical examples.
If the book would have stopped there, I would have given it a 3 star rating but it earned the 4th star in the second half of the book where it becomes a true resource that you'll be happy to have on your shelf.
The second half of the book can be read as a tutorial, however, I think it serves best as a resource one would use to see how to solve for the those hurdles that will arise as one moves beyond understanding how to code build scripts and implementing Gradle into the development/deployment processes.
For example, the chapter on implementing this with Jenkins would have made life much easier than the disparate message boards and trial-and-error that I went through to get Gradle up and working.
I see myself coming back to this book often or referring others to specific sections for help.
Overall, a very useful book.
The first chapters of this book take on the basic tutorial format, starting from ground zero knowledge and building upon previous chapters to get a novice ramped up on Gradle. I like the fact that it does not go into anymore depth than is necessary to get one up-to-speed quickly, but does go deep enough to give the reader just enough backdrop to the choices the Gradle creators made.
I wish I had a book like this when I was learing Gradle. Where I felt the Gradle documentation falls short after introducing the technology, this book does a fine job of giving practical examples.
If the book would have stopped there, I would have given it a 3 star rating but it earned the 4th star in the second half of the book where it becomes a true resource that you'll be happy to have on your shelf.
The second half of the book can be read as a tutorial, however, I think it serves best as a resource one would use to see how to solve for the those hurdles that will arise as one moves beyond understanding how to code build scripts and implementing Gradle into the development/deployment processes.
For example, the chapter on implementing this with Jenkins would have made life much easier than the disparate message boards and trial-and-error that I went through to get Gradle up and working.
I see myself coming back to this book often or referring others to specific sections for help.
Overall, a very useful book.
March 25, 2013
In most of the projects if contributed to Maven still is the build tool of choice. Based on my still growing interest for Groovy (and Grails) I noticed that Gradle could be a valid alternative.
The Book "Gradle Effective Implementation Guide" helped me to get up to speed with Gradle quickly and to understand the principles behind it.
It's well written, does not expect any prior knowledge of Gradle and contains lot of examples.
I really enjoyed reading this book, playing around we the examples and getting familiar with the possibilities Gradle offers.
Based on this experience I'm now able to judge if Gradle is a valid alternative buildtool on a per project basis and believe it will be in lots of them.
The Book "Gradle Effective Implementation Guide" helped me to get up to speed with Gradle quickly and to understand the principles behind it.
It's well written, does not expect any prior knowledge of Gradle and contains lot of examples.
I really enjoyed reading this book, playing around we the examples and getting familiar with the possibilities Gradle offers.
Based on this experience I'm now able to judge if Gradle is a valid alternative buildtool on a per project basis and believe it will be in lots of them.
March 3, 2014
I'm a beginner user of Gradle so the first couple of chapters were very helpful providing basic tutorials on how to write tasks, work with files and write build scripts. The practical examples given in a step-by-step manner were probably the strongest aspects of the book.
It's very well-written and an easy read (I finished in 3 hours). As I continue to learn Gradle, the book will be a great resource for more advanced concepts. Highly recommended for a beginner like me or an intermediate user.
It's very well-written and an easy read (I finished in 3 hours). As I continue to learn Gradle, the book will be a great resource for more advanced concepts. Highly recommended for a beginner like me or an intermediate user.
February 21, 2013
Superb Introduction to Gradle.
Was given a project for implementing our build system, didnt want to use Ant or Maven.
Gradle seemed a cool choice but the task seemed daunting as no decent resources were handy.
But by a stroke of greay lucky this book came my way and everything was a breeze from there.
Its available at:
http://www.packtpub.com/gradle-effect...
Was given a project for implementing our build system, didnt want to use Ant or Maven.
Gradle seemed a cool choice but the task seemed daunting as no decent resources were handy.
But by a stroke of greay lucky this book came my way and everything was a breeze from there.
Its available at:
http://www.packtpub.com/gradle-effect...
August 23, 2014
Better than the other two gradle boooks:
* Building and Testing with Gradle
* Gradle Beyond The Basics
The last chapters are weaker as they present gradle features like a man page and not really telling a story.
Summary: Although not bad, I'm still looking for **the** gradle learning book.
* Building and Testing with Gradle
* Gradle Beyond The Basics
The last chapters are weaker as they present gradle features like a man page and not really telling a story.
Summary: Although not bad, I'm still looking for **the** gradle learning book.
January 12, 2013
Really useful for a gradle beginner.
March 1, 2013
very very easy read. indeed i finished the book in 3 hrs. but don't really have any practical example, you can find everything on gradle's web site.
September 15, 2017
Good book for gradle beginners.
October 16, 2019
4/5 - цікава книжка, багато чого корисного розписано і багато зрозумілих прикладів, мало водички, одне що було б добре її краще структурувати якось. Але як перша книжка по Gradle - то like)
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