Maven and Gradle are entirely version controllable too. I also don't understand how your comment isn't in direct contradiction to the link you posted (which is

Maven and Gradle are entirely version controllable too. I also don't understand how your comment isn't in direct contradiction to the link you posted (which is from 2013!). At any rate, that there is no innovation in Gradle respective to maven is demonstrably false - you don't have to like these innovations, but they're there.