Gradle Inc. launches DPE University to increase developer productivity

The free training platform is designed to help developers and engineers get the most out of Gradle and Apache Maven development tools, as well as Develocity

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Gradle Inca leader in tools and software solutions that increase developer productivity and satisfaction DPE University. The free training platform is designed to help developers and construction engineers maximize their use of Gradle and Maven development tools, as well as Develocity, the enterprise Gradle developer productivity platform. DPE University’s expertly designed courses are available on-demand and self-paced, and include hands-on exercises so you can learn how to optimize build system configurations, speed up builds and tests, and solve problems and collaborate more effectively.

Developer Productivity Engineering, also known as DPE, is a software development practice that treats developer productivity as a technological challenge rather than an individual performance or people problem. It focuses on prioritizing engineering solutions to eliminate pain and process bottlenecks, with the ultimate goal of increasing developer productivity and joy. DPE University launches with ten foundational courses to help teams implement DPE and keep up with the latest technology solutions to improve productivity.

“The idea behind creating this free, publicly available learning platform was to help development teams be productive, whether they use Gradle solutions or not,” said Hans Dockter, founder and CEO of Gradle Inc. “Through DPE University, we can proudly provide the resources and expertise software organizations need to put DPE into practice and strengthen the developer experience.”

All DPE University courses offer certificates upon completion and are suitable for both new and experienced developers, including sessions such as “Introduction to DPE” and “Maintaining Optimum Maven Build Cache Performance.” Future courses will cover more advanced use cases and other build systems such as Bazel and sbt.

To view the current course offer and start studying at DPE University, visit the website https://dpeuniversity.gradle.com.

About Gradle
Gradle Inc. is the company behind the popular open-source Gradle Build Tool, which is downloaded 50 million times a month, and provider of leading software called Develocity that improves developer productivity and satisfaction. Gradle is also a pioneer in an emerging practice Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE). Elite developer teams from companies like Netflix, LinkedIn, ASML, Airbnb, Microsoft, Nasdaq, SAP and others are practicing DPE to deliver high-quality software faster at scale. They achieve this by leveraging Develocity’s innovative build and test acceleration technologies and analytics to proactively improve the reliability of the development toolkit and increase troubleshooting efficiency.

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