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Gradle for Beginners: Learn Build Automation Step-by-Step
Learn Gradle from scratch with practical examples, hands-on tasks, and real-world build automation techniques.
Created byEduVerse Academy
Last updated 11/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Gradle and build automation.
- Learn how to create and manage Gradle projects.
- Work with Gradle tasks, including default and custom tasks.
- Use typed tasks such as Copy and ZIP tasks effectively.
- Learn doFirst and doLast blocks for advanced task control.
- Group tasks and manage task dependencies in build scripts.
- Install and configure Gradle, including Eclipse integration.
- Apply Gradle knowledge to real Java or Android projects confidently.
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Course content
5 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 56m total length
Requirements
- Basic understanding of Java or any programming language is helpful but not required.
- No prior experience with Gradle is needed.
- A computer where students can install Java and Gradle.
Description
Welcome to Gradle for Beginners: Learn Build Automation Step-by-Step
If you are new to Gradle or struggling to understand build automation, this course is designed for you. Gradle is one of the most widely used build automation tools in the Java and Android ecosystem, but many beginners find it confusing. In this course, you will learn Gradle from the absolute basics with simple explanations, hands-on examples, and practical demonstrations.
We start from zero knowledge and build your understanding layer by layer, covering installation, tasks, commands, plugins, Eclipse integration, default tasks, custom tasks, task dependencies, and real build automation scenarios.
No prior Gradle experience is required.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will understand:
What Gradle is and why it is used
The purpose and benefits of Gradle
Gradle projects, tasks, and build scripts
How to install and configure Gradle
How to use Gradle with Eclipse
How to create a Gradle project from scratch
Default Gradle tasks and commands
How to create and run custom tasks
How doFirst and doLast blocks work
How to group tasks inside a build script
Different ways to skip tasks in Gradle
How task dependencies work
How to create ZIP files using custom Gradle tasks
This course gives you strong beginner-level knowledge so you can start using Gradle confidently in real projects.
Course Content
You will learn Gradle through the following topics:
What is Gradle
Why Gradle is used
Gradle projects and tasks
Installing and configuring Gradle
Using the Gradle Eclipse plugin
Creating a Gradle project in Eclipse
Understanding Gradle tasks
Default Gradle tasks
Creating custom tasks
The Copy task (typed tasks)
doFirst and doLast blocks
Grouping tasks
Skipping tasks
Task dependencies
Creating ZIP files using Gradle
Each lecture is focused, simple, and practical.
This course emphasizes clear explanations, practical examples, and a beginner-friendly approach.
If you want to understand Gradle step-by-step without confusion, this course is the perfect place to start.
Who this course is for:
- Complete beginners who want to learn Gradle from scratch.
- Java and Android developers who want to understand Gradle more clearly.
- Students or professionals working on build automation.
- Anyone who wants to learn how Gradle tasks, scripts, and dependencies work.
- Developers who struggle with Gradle and want simple, practical explanations.