Lightning fast Android builds with Gradle + Buck
summary
Gradle projects convert to Buck build rules via the open source OkBuck plugin which generates the rule files (a sample repo produces ~25,000 lines) and a buckw wrapper that auto-regenerates and runs Buck. Uber reports 8x–60x faster incremental builds, remote build cache and CI SCM‑aware mode make local and CI builds effectively incremental, jars are fetched from Gradle cache (no need to commit), and many Android features (annotation processors, multidex, tests) are supported.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and Gradle overview
- 4:09Gradle scalability challenges
- 7:25Why consider Buck
- 11:59Buck limitations and migration pain
- 13:44OKBuck plugin introduction
- 18:14OKBuck supported features
- 21:24Quick migration guide
- 24:52Optimizing Buck builds
- 27:59Android Studio vs IntelliJ with Buck
- 30:26Known issues and gotchas
- 31:52OKBuck future and summary
- 32:39Q&A session
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