> javac and write a "simple app". But once you use Gradle/Maven to handle dependencies and build Using Gradle or Maven to handle builds for Java require you to

> javac and write a "simple app". But once you use Gradle/Maven to handle dependencies and build Using Gradle or Maven to handle builds for Java require you to learn another syntax and vocabulary, i.e. Groovy or XML. In the case of Gradle/Groovy, if you set up the stack first, you'd need to learn another programming language before you even write your "simple app" in your target language Java, which is tedious at best. Perhaps Ruby, C#, and those other languages you've used use the target language for the build which makes more sense.