Gradle, Maven, Ant, other build tools and History

Introduction While the components of a python program are installed with pip install or similar, the components of any compiled program (such as kotlin) need to be combined together or 'built' using a build tool. This page gives an overview of build tools, while other pages in the build section of this site explain how… Continue reading Gradle, Maven, Ant, other build tools and History

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Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0: Basic App Build

Contents: Kotlin DSL list of other pagesBuild Basics in Gradle Plugins Dependencies and Artifact Repositories A Simple Practical ExampleVarying the Source Locations: SourceSetsApplicationTesting - JUnitlocal jars as dependencies Build Basics with Gradle. The build file prepares a configuration for gradle and for any optional extra build tools.  The basic configuration for a build requires: what… Continue reading Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0: Basic App Build

Building with Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0

Big News!  (Aug 2018) After what seems like the longest time, Gradle support for using kotlin to drive gradle builds is now at version 1.0.  This is the best time for anyone to move to gradle.  This page is an introduction to gradle, using kotlin DSL What is a build tool? Which Build Tool? Basic… Continue reading Building with Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0

Building in Intellij IDEA

This program is relevant for building your first "hello world" and first sample kotlin apps.  However, once you have even hello world running, it is recommended now to move to gradle for building, even when building with Intellij. The topics for this page: Introduction: why use Intellij at all. The Roles on an IDE What… Continue reading Building in Intellij IDEA