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Achraf Amellal
Courses Plus Student 288 Pointswhat does gradle do ?
i wanna no the role of gradle in android applications
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Niyamat Almass
8,176 PointsGradle is a build system!
When you first launch your android studio you can see gradle in Action. When you run your android project you can also see gradle in Action. It goes out and package all of your java code and resources into a single apk.
This is not a professional answer.
Need a professional answer. Checkout this stackoverflow question and answer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16754643/what-is-gradle-in-android-studio
Also, there is a great workshop for learning gradle. If you want to known how to use gradle then check this out https://teamtreehouse.com/library/dependency-management-with-gradle
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Achraf Amellal
Courses Plus Student 288 Pointsok i get what u wanna say, thank's