Fix vale errors and account for AI language review suggestions

Author: HerbertsVaadin

articles/flow/configuration/gradle.adoc

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For information about using Gradle, see the link:https://docs.gradle.org/current
 
 .Requirements
 [NOTE]
-The Vaadin Gradle plugin requires Java SDK 17 or later, and Gradle 8.5 or later.
+The Vaadin Gradle plugin requires Java SDK 17 or later, Gradle 8.5 or later, and Node / npm (gets automatically installed).
 If you plan to use Vaadin's Gradle-based starter projects, there's no need to install Gradle on your machine. A Gradle Wrapper script is included in starter projects. It manages locally the download and execution of Gradle for your project. For more information on using Gradle Wrapper, see the https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html[Official Gradle Documentation].
 
 
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ repositories {
 
 The example above shows configured repositories in the following order:
 
- * *maven central* (required) - contains Vaadin and a lot of other public libraries
- * repository for *Vaadin addons*
+ * *Maven central* (required) - contains Vaadin and a lot of other public libraries
+ * repository for *Vaadin add-ons*
  * repository for *Vaadin pre-releases* - not recommended for production environments
- * *Gradle plugin repository* - only necessary when using Gradle community plugins, which are not available through maven central
+ * *Gradle plugin repository* - only necessary when using Gradle community plugins, which are not available through Maven central
 
 You can use any Gradle repository definitions in the block. See https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/declaring_repositories.html[Declaring Repositories] in the Gradle documentation for more information.
 
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ dependencies {
 
 
 [[pre-release]]
-== Using Gradle Plugin Snapshot Versions
+== Using Gradle plugin snapshot versions
 
-A snapshot version of the plugin is pushed to the pre-release repository. This section is about trying the pre-release and snapshot versions of the Vaadin Gradle plugin itself, not Vaadin.
-
-To use the pre-release plugin, add the `vaadin-prereleases` repository to the project [filename]`settings.gradle` file. This file is mostly used within multi-module projects, but it's useful for other configurations. Thus, if you don't already have it in your project, create a plain text file called [filename]`settings.gradle` next to your [filename]`build.gradle` file, which is normally in the project root folder.
+To use the pre-release version of the Vaadin Gradle plugin, add the `vaadin-prereleases` repository to the project [filename]`settings.gradle` file. This file is mostly used within multi-module projects, but it's useful for other configurations. Thus, if you don't already have it in your project, create a plain text file called [filename]`settings.gradle` next to your [filename]`build.gradle` file, which is normally in the project root folder.
 
 .Plugin repository in the `settings.gradle` file
 ----
@@ -234,6 +232,9 @@ apply plugin: 'com.vaadin'
 [NOTE]
 Remove the part `id 'com.vaadin' version 'xyz'` from the `plugins` block. The plugin is applied by specifying `apply plugin: 'com.vaadin'` -- as demonstrated in the preceding file extract.
 
+.Use Stable Release Versions
+[NOTE]
+To avoid any inconsistencies, don't use pre-release versions in your production environment, especially snapshots. Vaadin recommends using the latest stable version.
 
 [[all-options]]
 == Plugin Configuration Options

articles/getting-started/start/alternatives/gradle.adoc

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ Gradle is a popular build tool for Java, Groovy, Kotlin, and other projects. It'
 
 This page describes how to create, compile, and run a Vaadin application using the Vaadin Gradle plugin. The Gretty plugin is used to run an application in an embedded web server.
 
-See <<{articles}/flow/configuration/gradle#,Gradle Configuration Properties>> page for various options in configuring Vaadin Gradle Plugin.
+See <<{articles}/flow/configuration/gradle#,Gradle Configuration Properties>> page for various options in configuring Vaadin Gradle plugin.
 
 For information about using Gradle, see the link:https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html[Gradle User Manual].
 
 .Requirements
 [NOTE]
-The Vaadin Gradle plugin requires Java SDK 17 or later, and Gradle 8.5 or later.
+The Vaadin Gradle plugin requires Java SDK 17 or later, Gradle 8.5 or later, and Node / npm (gets automatically installed).
 If you plan to use Vaadin's Gradle-based starter projects, there's no need to install Gradle on your machine. A Gradle Wrapper script is included in starter projects. It manages locally the download and execution of Gradle for your project. For more information on using Gradle Wrapper, see the https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html[Official Gradle Documentation].