Migrate to Gradle version catalog and convention plugins
summary
Migrates an existing project to a central libs.versions.toml, adds a small Gradle plugin published as a composite build so the cache stays intact, and replaces repeated dependency lines with one-line bundles that actually resolve and speed up builds. Demonstrates the includedBuild composite trick that prevents cache invalidation, shows using Renovate/RefreshVersions to automate updates, notes the need for type-safe API workarounds for convention plugins and that Android Studio support is improving.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 0:42Stone Age - Groovy
- 2:33Medieval Age-buildSrc
- 4:37Modern Age - Version Catalog
- 16:18Type-Unsafe API
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