Will we see Amper replace Gradle at some point for...

# amper

[Bernhard]

Will we see Amper replace Gradle at some point for Kotlin projects? I know that it's currently built on Gradle, but my frustration with Java build tooling has built over the past years and even surpassed my hate for JavaScript build tools (can't believe I'm typing this)

[joffrey]

We are already experimenting using Amper in some projects like the Kotlin project itself, but rather as a way to find missing features and improve Amper as a tool for now. I can't make any promises for whether or when Kotlin projects at JetBrains could actually be migrated to Amper. We do have a few features to implement first for this to be possible, though. For exampe, we're currently lacking KMP publication, which would be required to publish official Kotlin libraries.

[joffrey]

Are you talking about community projects? That would be the decision of the maintainers, but I guess the point above still stands.

[joffrey]

I know that it's currently built on Gradle

Not sure if you're aware, but for almost a year now, Amper is also released as a standalone build tool (apart from a part of Android app builds which is still delegated to a synthetic Gradle build).