Using Gradle w/ Kotlin DSL to create a Kotlin project

A quick introduction to Gradle’s fundamental principles & creating your first Kotlin project, with a few notes about conflicting standards in Kotlin and Java

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This is the second article in a series about creating a Kotlin project with Gradle configured using the Kotlin DSL. In the previous one, we discussed why I think it’s a good idea to use Gradle w/ the Kotlin DSL in the first place. In this article, we’ll cover some of the very basics of Gradle, install it, run gradle init and talk about the result.

Gradle fundamental principles

Before we start, it is necessary to be familiar with some of the fundamental terms & principles Gradle uses. Right now, I’ll only go over the stuff you’ll need in order to follow the rest of the article. Other fundamental things, such as dependency management, will…