Gradle brainteasers 2/2: relocatable input files
There is no such thing as a "File" input...
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Command Palette
Search for a command to run...
Latest articles
Gradle brainteasers 1/2: aggregating artifacts
Fun times with project isolation and dependency resolution
Jul 15, 20245 min read
My life after `afterEvaluate {}`
If you're writing Gradle build scripts, chances are you have already used afterEvaluate {}. This is usually the last resort solution. But in my life of Gradle scripts engineer, I found the odds of afterEvaluate {} actually "fixing" your issue are in ...
Nov 24, 20225 min read
How Gradle compiles your build scripts
This post is inspired by a discussion on the Gradle community slack. Many thanks to @Vampire and @ephemient for their help understanding all of this Have you ever tried to do something like this? val kotlinVersion = "1.7.21" plugins { id("org.j...
Nov 18, 20223 min read
About the Android Makers app, security and google-services.json
Android Makers is over! With over 650 participants and 50 sessions over 2 days in Paris, it was a lot of fun! It was nice to see everyone in person again and discuss all the Android things (and 🍻 too)! This year, we decided to rewrite the Android a...
May 6, 20226 min read
Kotlin compatibility QuickSheet
Edit: Blog post updated for Kotlin 1.7, see the last paragraph for details. Kotlin 1.6 has just been released 🎉 (blog post). This is great news for everyone in the Kotlin ecosystem. As with every feature release, there are new features, new deprec...
Nov 17, 20214 min read
Use latest Kotlin in your Gradle plugins
A relocating tale about R8, classloaders and metadata...
Nov 12, 202110 min read