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“Mastering Gradle” is a comprehensive tech guide that teaches developers how to build, automate, and manage complex software projects. Written by Mainak Mitra and published by Packt Publishing, this resource focuses on taking your basic build skills and turning them into expert-level automation pipelines. 📚 Key Topics Covered

The book moves from core concepts to advanced pipeline automation over 10 distinct chapters:

Groovy Scripting Essentials: Learn the basics of the Groovy programming language, which is highly useful for writing flexible and custom Gradle scripts.

Task & Plugin Management: Discover how to create custom tasks, manage task dependencies, and configure both built-in and binary plugins.

Dependency Management: Master how Gradle resolves remote code dependencies, handles version conflicts, and publishes your final software artifacts.

Continuous Integration (CI): Learn to integrate your Gradle builds with popular automation tools like Jenkins and TeamCity.

Migration and Deployment: Follow step-by-step strategies to migrate old projects from Ant or Maven over to Gradle, and use Docker to deploy your applications.

Android App Builds: Explore how to use Gradle specifically for mobile development, including setting up build flavors and signing app releases. 🛠️ Who Is It For?

This book is not meant for complete coding beginners. It is best suited for:

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