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Description: In this episode of DPE Lowdown, we chat with Guillaume Smet, principal software engineer at Redhat working on the Quarkus project...

Description: The Gradle Build Tool is highly customizable, allowing you to define in detail various aspects of how to build your software project. Configuring Gradle Build Tool with Kotlin is aimed at developers and build engineers who want to learn how to define build configuration in Gradle using the Kotlin DSL. Using the Kotlin DSL provides major benefits such as better editor integration and type safety. We will cover how to configure major aspects of your build including defining plugins and dependencies as well as authoring custom tasks using Kotlin. Duration: 1.5 hours training session Audience: This class is designed for developers and build engineers who want to learn how to configure Gradle using the Kotlin DSL. Prerequisites: No prior experience with Gradle Build Tool is required, though it is recommended. Install the latest version of Gradle Build Tool along with at least Java 1.8 Recommended: IntelliJ community edition Some experience with software development Experience with Kotlin is a bonus but not required Objectives: Understand main configuration aspects of Gradle Build Tool Learn how to configure Gradle using Kotlin Course Outline: About Gradle Build Tool Build automation concepts Build Configuration Overview of Gradle configuration layout Creating configuration using Gradle init Opening in IDE Gradle wrapper Plugins Plugin types Java and Kotlin plugins SourceSets Tasks Task categories Inputs and outputs Dependency and ordering Task outcomes Authoring custom tasks Dependency Management Types of dependencies Repository Modules Configuration of dependencies Transitive dependencies Module versioning Dynamic and changing versions Conflict resolution Toolchains

Description: The Gradle Build Tool is highly customizable, allowing you to define in detail various aspects of how to build your software project. Configuring Gradle Build Tool with Kotlin is aimed at developers and build engineers who want to learn how to define build configuration in Gradle using the Kotlin DSL. Using the Kotlin DSL provides major benefits such as better editor integration and type safety. We will cover how to configure major aspects of your build including defining plugins and dependencies as well as authoring custom tasks using Kotlin. Duration: 1.5 hours training session Audience: This class is designed for developers and build engineers who want to learn how to configure Gradle using the Kotlin DSL. Prerequisites: No prior experience with Gradle Build Tool is required, though it is recommended. Install the latest version of Gradle Build Tool along with at least Java 1.8 Recommended: IntelliJ community edition Some experience with software development Experience with Kotlin is a bonus but not required Objectives: Understand main configuration aspects of Gradle Build Tool Learn how to configure Gradle using Kotlin Course Outline: About Gradle Build Tool Build automation concepts Build Configuration Overview of Gradle configuration layout Creating configuration using Gradle init Opening in IDE Gradle wrapper Plugins Plugin types Java and Kotlin plugins SourceSets Tasks Task categories Inputs and outputs Dependency and ordering Task outcomes Authoring custom tasks Dependency Management Types of dependencies Repository Modules Configuration of dependencies Transitive dependencies Module versioning Dynamic and changing versions Conflict resolution Toolchains