Is there a kotlin equivalent for creating a simple...

# gradle

[jmfayard]

Is there a kotlin equivalent for creating a simple task without using the (IMHO unintuitive) doLast syntax?

task helloworld << {
    println("hello world")
}

[eskatos]

Nope. The left shift operator (in Groovy) has even been deprecated in Gradle 3.2, see https://docs.gradle.org/3.2/release-notes.html#the-left-shift-operator-on-the-task-interface