--- title: State and future of the Gradle Software Model | daily.dev description: Gradle's Software Model, originally designed to improve build configuration performance and native development support, is being deprecated in favor of porting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: State and future of the Gradle Software Model | daily.dev og:description: Gradle's Software Model, originally designed to improve build configuration performance and native development support, is being deprecated in favor of porting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TUkpyIABX.png og:image:alt: State and future of the Gradle Software Model og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # State and future of the Gradle Software Model **[Gradle Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/gradle-blog)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Gradle's Software Model, originally designed to improve build configuration performance and native development support, is being deprecated in favor of porting its features to the current Gradle model. The rule engine will be deprecated, and native plugins are being rewritten on the current model. Key upcoming improvements include parallel-by-default compile/link tasks, transitive dependency resolution for native projects, improved toolchain support, Kotlin DSL integration, composite builds for native projects, and XCTest support. Existing Software Model-based native plugins will be supported during the transition to ensure smooth migration. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#gradle](https://daily.dev/tags/gradle) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"State and future of the Gradle Software Model","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx"},"datePublished":"2026-03-16T08:12:56.608Z","dateModified":"2026-08-24T07:04:28.330Z","description":"Gradle's Software Model, originally designed to improve build configuration performance and native development support, is being deprecated in favor of porting...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ac1008fcf141513dc2059e0e572c715?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ac1008fcf141513dc2059e0e572c715?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Gradle Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Gradle Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Mtc4Cp4O--/f_auto,q_auto/v1773648768/logos/gradle-blog?_a=BAMAMiiu0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gradle-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/state-and-future-of-the-gradle-software-model-tukpyiabx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gradle","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gradle Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gradle-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"State and future of the Gradle Software Model"}]} ```