> > > > I really would like to see a gradle DSL example in Kotlin that cannot made > static checked in Groovy. Because things like accessing dynamic properties > won´t work in Kotlin as well. > > I made it very clear in my blog post: the Kotlin DSL is based on a new API that the static Groovy DSL could use too. That's not an issue. But Kotlin makes it significantly easier for IDEs because it is statically compiled, and therefore there's absolutely no need for an external DSL descriptor: all the constructs of the language, like extension methods or static builders are first class language features. The issue is, IDE support for Groovy is lacking (Groovy Eclipse is dead, IntelliJ needs to know specifics of static Gradle/Groovy scripts, ...)
We can discuss that during GR8Conf if you will. GDSL is definitely not an option: it's far from being enough, and too slow. And it wouldn't solve the issues with the current DSL. So a new DSL is designed, and Kotlin has been chosen because it's static first and has supported IDEs (both IDEA and Eclipse). I can make a static Groovy DSL, it wouldn't change this fact.
