> Gradle requires you to read the first 12 chapters of the manual before you can even begin doing something more advanced than running compile
The purpose of Gradle, like other products in the Groovy echosystem, is to sell consulting fees and conference seats for their backers, in this case Gradleware. Hence providing easy-to-use doco would defeat the point of the product.
The purpose of Gradle, like other products in the Groovy echosystem, is to sell consulting fees and conference seats for their backers, in this case Gradleware. Hence providing easy-to-use doco would defeat the point of the product.