https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/author/ethan-mccue/Articles written by Ethan McCue on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDKHugoen-usMon, 15 Apr 2024 18:31:32 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/getting-started-with-bld/Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:31:32 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/getting-started-with-bld/<p><strong>bld is an up-and-coming build tool for the Java ecosystem. This article guides you through getting set up to use it in your own projects.</strong></p> <h2 id="h2-0-what-is-bld">What is <code>bld</code>?</h2> <p><code>bld</code> is a build tool for the Java ecosystem.</p> <h2 id="h2-1-why-use-bld">Why use <code>bld</code>?</h2> <p><code>bld</code> is a very simple build tool.</p> <p>Unlike its contemporaries <code>Maven</code> and <code>Gradle</code>, which concern themselves with abstract models of a project, lifecycles, declarative DSLs, and avoiding repeated work, <code>bld</code> just runs Java code.</p>