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I don't know what to think about it. The gradle.org website screams consulting with its slickness and free user guides/books etc. It does not look like honest,
by geodel 11y ago
I don't know what to think about it. The gradle.org website screams consulting with its slickness and free user guides/books etc. It does not look like honest, no-nonsense build software.
The source code is about 6000 Java files + 3200 groovy files besides many others. To me it appears excessive and over designed software. I will be very reluctant to use a build software which needs 300+ pages user guide.
TBH it is entirely possible that I just do not work on such complex software projects which needs tools like these.
- vorg 11y agoAfter James Strachan was knifed 2 years after he created Apache Groovy, that ecosystem has been all about consulting and conferences. Software such as Grails and Gradle is shoved down people's throats with promises of managing complexity and giving users choices, but in reality these tools add complexity and the documentation obscures. Then the sales calls start touting conferences and paid services to manage it all.