Introduction to Gradle Workshop
Haven't used Gradle in practice, but interested in learning? This workshop is the perfect hands-on introduction that equips you with a solid foundation for the rest of the conference.
This hands-on Gradle workshop covers topics such as: Fundamental Groovy & Gradle concepts, getting started with Gradle, authoring build scripts, using tasks and plugins, building Java projects, automated testing, and multi-project builds. About half of the time is spent on practical exercises, so don't forget to bring your laptop! Pairing is encouraged.
About Perryn Fowler
Perryn is a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls or crushing ice, and is the subject of numerous documentaries. He is an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Perryn washes whiter. He can cook 2 minute noodles in one and a half minutes, and may already be the winner in the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes. The laws of physics do not apply to Perryn.
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About Gary Hale
Gary is a software engineer at Gradle Inc and a compulsive automator. He is the author of several Gradle community plugins and is currently working on ways to make the Gradle open source build tool faster and more resource efficient.
Gary is an IT generalist with over 20 years experience in software development, operations, architecture and everything in between. He regularly conducts training classes on Gradle and speaks on topics related to devops, software development, and project automation.
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About Peter Niederwieser
Peter Niederwieser is a computer language enthusiast from Austria who has been using Java since the early days. Peter's work experience ranges from small start-ups to large enterprises like Siemens. His passion for software quality and continuous delivery invariably leads him to take the build master role on new projects, pushing project automation as far as he can. It also lead him to create Spock, an innovation-packed developer testing framework that is seeing increasing adoption around the globe.
Peter is an active member of the Groovy community, and can't sleep without his daily dose of Scala. When Peter isn't coding, you can find him speaking at conferences around the world, or pondering over a chess board.
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