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Mill
On the record
- Build configuration
- Mill supports declarative build.mill.yaml files and object-oriented build definitions.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Build speed
- The site says Mill caches and parallelizes build tasks and tests, and uses a long-lived daemon to keep the JVM warm.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Built-in workflows
- Mill documents built-in support for dependency management, testing, linting, packaging, publishing, and web frameworks.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Commercial support
- Commercial support and services for organizational training, adoption, or maintenance are available by arrangement through [email protected].mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The site points users to GitHub Discussions and the Scala Discord TOOLING#mill channel for community discussion.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Declarative configuration
- The site describes build.mill.yaml files as declarative project configuration that can be much shorter than Maven pom.xml files.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Dependency management
- Mill supports dependency declarations, version management and BOMs, unmanaged dependencies, and JVM version management.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- IDE limitation
- The documentation says VSCode integration supports Java and Scala, while Kotlin users are advised to use IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- IDE support
- Mill supports IntelliJ and VSCode, and generally supports clients of the Build Server Protocol; it can also generate Eclipse project files for Java.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The recommended installation method is a per-project bootstrap script that downloads the selected Mill version when needed.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation lists integrations including JUnit, ScalaTest, MUnit, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Ktor, Maven Central, Artifactory, Docker, and Apache Spark.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- JVM requirements
- The native launcher can run without Java installed, while the JVM launcher requires a globally installed Java version 17 or newer.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The documented languages include Java, Kotlin, and Scala.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The native launcher supports Windows, macOS, and Linux on Intel, and macOS and Linux on ARM; Windows ARM is unsupported by the native launcher.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Performance
- Mill says it caches and parallelizes build tasks and tests, uses a long-lived daemon, and supports selective test execution.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mill is a build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin projects.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation recommends providing publishing credentials through environment variables for security considerations.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Selective test execution
- Mill can limit tests and other tasks to those affected by code changes, which the documentation describes as useful for large codebases and CI.mill-build.org · read 7 Oct 2026
