First of all, than*, not then.

Second... no, it doesn't. Gradle and Maven are the standards, and they both use the very well documented, incredibly successful, Maven Central repository. They are just two different implementations using the same, reliable, battle proven approach to dependencies. You need a library? Add it to your build file, with its version, and you're done.

And yes, whether you spell it "wat" or "what", both these words are a dumb way of participating into a discussion that do nothing but expose your ignorance of the topic you are trying to debate. Voice your concern, question, challenge, in plain English, or you'll just come out as childish, combative, and not educated enough to take part in the discussion.