Gradle offers a more extensive set of built-in tasks.

Gradle offers better integration with IDEs and continuous integration systems.

Gradle provides a simpler and more intuitive syntax.

Gradle automatically resolves all project dependencies.

To manage project dependencies

To wrap the Gradle binary for distribution

To automatically update Gradle to the latest version

To enable running Gradle builds without a local Gradle installation

Individual units of work performed during the build process

Configuration files for project dependencies

Code snippets used to define custom plugins

Java classes used for writing build logic

Java, PHP ,Groovy, and Kotlin

Groovy and Kotlin

Only Groovy

Only Java

A cloud computing platform

A programming language

A build automation tool

A version control system

Removing unused code during the bundling process

Separating CSS and JS code in different bundles

Combining multiple entry points into a single bundle

Breaking code into smaller chunks to improve runtime performance

webpack.json

package.json

config.js

webpack.config.js

To load images and fonts into the bundle

To load and bundle JavaScript modules

To load and minify CSS files

To load HTML files into the bundle