How closely do you work with development tools such as Maven and Gradle?

Close.

I use them for the following tasks:

• Project build: Setting up build processes, including compilation, testing, packaging, and deploying artifacts.
• Dependency management: Defining and resolving project dependencies, configuring repositories (e.g., Nexus, Artifactory).
• Automation: Integrating with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for automatic build, test, and deployment after each commit.
• Mojo/Plugin development: Writing or configuring custom plugins for automating specific build or deployment tasks.
• Optimization: Configuring parallel builds, caching, and profiles to speed up processes.

Maven is more commonly used in Java projects, while Gradle is used in a broader range (Java, Android, Kotlin, Scala). I understand the specifics of their configuration files (pom.xml for Maven, build.gradle for Gradle).

<!-- Example fragment of pom.xml with plugin configuration -->
<project>
    ...
    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.2.0</version>
                <configuration>
                    <archive>
                        <manifest>
                            <mainClass>com.example.MyApplication</mainClass>
                        </manifest>
                    </archive>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
    ...
</project>

// Example fragment of build.gradle with dependency configuration
plugins {
    id 'java'
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6'
    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.7.0'
    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.7.0'
}