title: Is there an alternative to gradle?
body: <p>Some developers struggle with the complexity and performance of Gradle:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>It can take a long time to build simple app.</li>
  <li>It can takes a long time to build simple change in that app again.</li>
  <li>It can be very difficult to debug build failures.</li>
  <li>It is a large and complex system, with a steep learning curve.</li>
  <li>It requires learning Groovy and a family of DSLs.</li>
  <li>It is not easy to re-use build scripts across large projects.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>So, is there an alternative to gradle for android application development?</p>
  <p>Looking for a practical, easy to maintain build system which saves developers time.</p>