# What's the recommended build tool to use with kotlin: maven or gradle?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/whats-the-recommended-build-tool-to-use-with-kotlin-maven-or-gradle/3873>\
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**Created:** [July 24, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/whats-the-recommended-build-tool-to-use-with-kotlin-maven-or-gradle/3873 "2017-07-24T22:46:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![robsonpeixoto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/robsonpeixoto/32/3301_2.png) [@robsonpeixoto](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/robsonpeixoto)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/whats-the-recommended-build-tool-to-use-with-kotlin-maven-or-gradle/3873/21 "2017-09-12T20:41:48Z")

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Great doc, @eriwen!!! =D  
If possible, add a multi-module example.

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**Author:** ![eriwen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/eriwen/32/3950_2.png) [@eriwen](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/eriwen)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/whats-the-recommended-build-tool-to-use-with-kotlin-maven-or-gradle/3873/22 "2017-09-12T23:12:54Z")

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No guide available yet, but there is a [multi-project example here](https://github.com/gradle/kotlin-dsl/tree/master/samples/multi-kotlin-project), along with a bunch of others.

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**Author:** ![innov8ian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee7513/32.png) [@innov8ian](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/innov8ian)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/whats-the-recommended-build-tool-to-use-with-kotlin-maven-or-gradle/3873/23 "2018-03-15T01:51:26Z")

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We even have some unofficial docs on building multi platform, but of course still using groovy script.

The real question is: “what is happening with Kotlin Gradle DSL?”

The number of commits to the project seems to have dropped off, and perhaps it is no longer a priority?

Is gradle stuck with groovy script forever? Generally, groovy is now far less used by most measures than kotlin, and this is while kotlin is a much younger language. This seems a worry for basing too much on gradle if it is stuck with groovy script forever.

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