Improve Build Times in Less Time
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Claims concrete wins: replace kapt with KSP or use Anvil to drop Java stub churn, enable remote build cache and configuration cache to save ~30–45 seconds on warmed builds, prefer single-variant libraries and non‑transitive R to cut rebuilds. Measured wins include a 68% faster Mac M1 Max average, removing coverage saves ~10 minutes on CI, and a consumer‑side Kotlin IC prototype turns a 3m12s edit into 13s.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 1:59Tasks
- 4:33Projects
- 5:38Configurations
- 15:42Annotation Processing
- 28:52Gradle API Surface Area
- 30:18Increnental Compilation Issues
- 33:38Identifying Caching Issues
- 46:09Make A Platform Plugin
- 47:47Gradle Enterprise
- 48:12Benchmarks
- 54:32How can I help?
- 55:11What should I do today?
- 55:52What should I do tomorrow?
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