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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Sep 21, 2022

Give your build some love, it will give it back!

Amanda Martin

Are slow test executions and dependency conflicts killing your team's velocity? Discover how modern Gradle paradigms like configuration caching and version catalogs can drastically slash compile times.

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#1 about 7 min

Evolution of build systems and Gradle basics

How build automation tools evolved from simple compilation algorithms to comprehensive productivity engines.

#2 about 6 min

Understanding build structure and core Gradle plugins

How plugins extend Gradle capabilities for dependency management, compilation, and multi-language support.

#3 about 2 min

Best practices for writing and registering tasks

Why using lazy registration rather than eager creation improves execution performance and overall build times.

#4 about 5 min

Structuring multi-project builds and configuring build scans

How to organize subprojects and utilize build scan metrics for collaborative troubleshooting.

#5 about 3 min

Managing Java versions with Gradle toolchains

How toolchains resolve environment mismatches to ensure consistent and reproducible Java builds across teams.

#6 about 5 min

Optimizing tests with JVM test suites and Jacoco

How splitting integration tests and enforcing code coverage limits improves software validation workflows.

#7 about 5 min

Centralizing dependency management with version catalogs

How Gradle version catalogs and strict configuration scopes simplify library updates across multiple subprojects.

#8 about 9 min

Improving build performance with caching and profiling

How enabling the build cache, configuration cache, and Gradle profiler dramatically reduces execution times.

#9 about 7 min

Teaching programming and career advice for developer advocates

Methods for introducing children to code, selecting starter projects, and managing an advocacy workload.

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The impact of slow Gradle builds and modularization

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Reviewing continuous integration patterns and anti-patterns

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1:14 min

Navigating the modern evolution of developer workflows

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1:34 min

Refactoring bloated legacy outputs and managing aggressive dependency creep

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1:53 min

Improving performance with advanced compiled language tooling

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1:29 min

Introduction to keeping test code clean

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