# 2023 Lunar Year in Review

DevFeed: [2023 Lunar Year in Review](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/2023-lunar-year-in-review-24591.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.gradle.org/2023-lunar-new-year>)

Author: Oleg Nenashev

Published: 2024-02-12T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Gradle Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-gradle-blog.md>)

Topics: [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [build performance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-performance.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Android Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-studio.md>), [IntelliJ IDEA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intellij-idea.md>), [Groovy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/groovy.md>)

Tags: [android-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-studio.md>), [build-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-performance.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradle.md>), [groovy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/groovy.md>), [ide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ide.md>), [intellij-idea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intellij-idea.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [year-in-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/year-in-review.md>)

## AI overview

This article reviews Gradle's 2023 updates, including the Gradle 8 baseline, Kotlin DSL becoming the recommended default for new projects, configuration caching, build performance and scalability improvements, community initiatives, the renaming of Gradle Enterprise to Develocity, and plans for Declarative Gradle and Gradle 9.

## Source excerpt

Hi all! On behalf of the Gradle community, we wish you a Happy New Lunar Year! 2023 was a great year for Gradle Build Tool, with many new features and initiatives being released. Let's recap the key updates: Gradle 8 baseline with 7 feature packed releases Kotlin DSL became the new default for Gradle Configuration Caching, Build Speed and Scalability Improvements Our First Google Summer of Code and Major League Hacking participation Gradle Enterprise renaming to Develocity, and Gradle Build Scan enhancements What's next, Declarative Gradle and the road towards Gradle 9 Gradle 8 In February 2023, the Gradle team announced Gradle 8.0 - a new release that upgraded Kotlin DSL to v1.8 and greatly improved its compilation speed. Gradle 8.0 expanded integration with Java tools like CodeNarc, PMD, and Foojay Disco API for toolchain management. This major release had more than 40 code contributors from the Gradle community. Thanks, everyone! See this blog post for the full list of the introduced features and the migration guidelines. After the 8.0 release, we had 6 more major releases with many more features. Beyond the key updates listed below, you can find more in the changelogs and our newsletter. Kotlin DSL is the New Default In April 2023, Kotlin DSL became the default recommended option for new Gradle projects. Kotlin DSL for Gradle uses the Kotlin language to enable full IDE assistance for build authoring in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio. This includes auto-completion, smart content assist, quick access to documentation, navigation to source, and context-aware refactoring. With Kotlin DSL, you can edit your build logic with the same editing experience you are used to when working with your production and test code. Groovy DSL remains fully supported, and there are no plans for deprecation. Learn More about Kotlin DSL in Gradle. Culminating efforts around Kotlin DSL in Gradle and its massive adoption in 2023, Gradle joined the Kotlin Foundation as a silver member. S