From Source to Running JVM: How Gradle Builds Your Java Application
Build phases, task graphs, dependency resolution, and what actually happens when the JVM opens your JAR You type gradle build, wait a few seconds, and out comes a JAR. Most Java developers use this pipeline every day without ever looking inside it. But when a build gets slow, a dependency conflict appears, or a NoClassDefFoundError shows up in production at 2 AM, understanding the machinery underneath is the difference between guessing and fixing. ...