# DPE University - New Gradle Build Tool Courses

DevFeed: [DPE University - New Gradle Build Tool Courses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dpe-university-new-gradle-build-tool-courses-24616.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.gradle.org/dpe-university-and-gradle-courses>)

Author: Oleg Nenashev

Published: 2024-05-28T04:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [build times](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-times.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>)

Tags: [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradle.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [university](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/university.md>)

## AI overview

Gradle announces DPE University, a learning portal with free, self-paced courses covering Gradle Build Tool, Apache Maven, Develocity Build Scan, and Developer Productivity Engineering. The article focuses on the initial Gradle Build Tool training, including courses on getting started, build scans, incremental builds, build caching, and cache performance.

## Source excerpt

Our new learning portal, DPE University, is now live! We released the first 10 free, self-paced courses for Gradle Build Tool, Apache Maven, Develocity Build Scan, and DPE. Learn best practices with us, improve your Gradle-fu, and boost your developer productivity! You can find the full DPE University announcement in the blogpost on gradle.com. Here, we will focus on the training and content for Gradle Build Tool. Available courses The initial release includes six courses for Gradle Build Tool designed to help developers and build engineers with any expertise: from beginners to seasoned maintainers of large-scale developer productivity platforms. Currently, the following courses for Gradle Build Tool are available: Introduction to Gradle Build Tool for Developers - Getting Started with Gradle Build Tool How to Use Gradle Build Scan - Troubleshooting and optimizing Gradle builds with the Build Scan service we offer to Gradle, Maven, and sbt users Incremental Builds and Build Caching with Gradle Build Tool - An introduction to optimizing build times with incremental builds and Build Cache Incremental Builds and Build Caching with Gradle and Develocity - An advanced version of the previous course that also includes remote caching with Develocity Gradle Build Cache Deep Dive - Advanced training for those who want to master Gradle Build Tool's caching capabilities and better comprehend additional capabilities Maintaining Optimal Gradle Build Cache Performance - An additional set of best practices for advanced users operating builds at scale Example: Intro to local and remote caching in the Incremental Builds and Build Caching with Gradle Build Tool: The courses above are just the first batch. We plan to release a new major version of the Introduction to Gradle Build Tool for Build Engineers course and other self-paced courses we previously offered in a live format. Below is the complete planned learning path for the core Gradle Build Tool training courses--those in gray c