Gradle with IDE
So far, in this chapter, we have worked on creating some basic Gradle scripts. We will conclude this chapter by creating a Java application with Gradle. To create a Java application, we'll be using Eclipse IDE with the Gradle plugin.
With Integrated Development Environment (IDE), application development becomes much easier. In this section, we will explore how to install the Gradle plugin in Eclipse, create a simple Java application, explore Eclipse plugin tasks, and execute Gradle tasks from Eclipse.
Apart from Eclipse, another popular IDE is JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. Gradle also supports IDEA plugin, which is very similar to the Eclipse plugin. However, in this book, we will focus only on the Eclipse plugin since it is freely available ...
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