Examples of Gradle build system usage in production apps?

Explore the usage of the Gradle build system in Android production applications. This comprehensive guide covers various aspects of Gradle such as dependency management, custom build types, and variants to optimize app performance and workflow.
Gradle, Android build system, dependency management, custom build types, production apps, app optimization
// Example of a Gradle build script for an Android app apply plugin: 'com.android.application' android { compileSdkVersion 30 defaultConfig { applicationId "com.example.myapp" minSdkVersion 16 targetSdkVersion 30 versionCode 1 versionName "1.0" } buildTypes { release { minifyEnabled false proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro' } debug { applicationIdSuffix ".debug" versionNameSuffix "-DEBUG" } } } dependencies { implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:30.0.0' implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0' implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0' testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2' }

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