# What is the approach to project building in IntelliJ?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-approach-to-project-building-in-intellij/26942>\
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**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-approach-to-project-building-in-intellij/26942 "2023-06-14T06:44:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-approach-to-project-building-in-intellij/26942/1 "2023-06-14T06:44:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I am currently learning Kotlin and I have noticed that there are three ways to build Kotlin projects in the latest version of IDEA, namely IntelliJ, Maven and Gradle. While I am familiar with Maven, I have heard that Gradle is generally used for building Kotlin projects (especially for Android development). So what is the purpose of using IntelliJ for project building? Is this a new approach that has recently emerged? What are the differences when compared to Maven and Gradle? And how should one manage dependencies?