Untapped Potential in the Java Build Tool Experience

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:00:01 +0000

The Java language is known to be fast, safe, and easy, but Java build tools like Maven or Gradle don’t always live up to that reputation. This article will explore what “could be”: where current Java build tools fall short in performance, extensibility, and IDE experience, and the reasons to believe that we can do better. We will end with a demonstration of an experimental build tool “Mill” that makes use of these ideas, proving out the idea that Java build tooling has the potential to be much faster and easier to use than it is today.

How to Speed up Maven Builds

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:00:01 +0000

As a Maven project grows in size, the question of build speed and test execution time becomes more important. One of the most obvious ways to optimize is to switch to another build system (e.g., Gradle). However, before making the switch (which will inevitably bring new challenges—we’ll discuss this at the end), let’s first explore what we can do to speed things up while staying on Maven. Many of these tips will be useful regardless, even if you eventually decide to migrate.

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Untapped Potential in the Java Build Tool Experience

How to Speed up Maven Builds