In the next laboratory classes and in the first project we will be working with Java 8 and Gradle. Particularly, we will be using the java version "1.8.0_202" and the Gradle version 5.2.1. 

After installing Java, verify your version by running the following command:

java -version

After installing Gradle, verify your version by running the following command:

gradle -v

If possible, students should try to install these tools before the next laboratory class.

[Update @ February 27, 2019] - Incompatibilities with IntelliJ IDEA and Gradle 

If you are having trouble with IntelliJ IDEA and Gradle 5.2, it might be due to incompatibilities between versions. Apparently, IntelliJ IDEA build 2018.1 seems to be incompatible with Gradle 5.2.  In this case, we advise you to install the latest version of IntelliJ IDEA.