What is this?
Bazel is a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system - one tool that builds and tests software of any size, quickly and reliably.
Bazel is a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system - one tool that builds and tests software of any size, quickly and reliably.So is it a command-line tool I install, or a library I import into my code?A command-line tool: you install Bazel and drive builds from the terminal. The docs are organized around the command line, a rule reference and a query command, not a code API.
A command-line tool: you install Bazel and drive builds from the terminal. The docs are organized around the command line, a rule reference and a query command, not a code API.How do I get started with it?Install Bazel, then follow an official tutorial - building C++, building Java, Android and iOS are the documented getting-started paths.
Install Bazel, then follow an official tutorial - building C++, building Java, Android and iOS are the documented getting-started paths.Which languages does it support out of the box?Java, C++, Android, iOS and Go are named in the README, and the same one tool covers 'a wide variety of other language platforms'.
Java, C++, Android, iOS and Go are named in the README, and the same one tool covers 'a wide variety of other language platforms'.Does it run on Windows, or only Unix-like systems?All three major desktop platforms: Bazel runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
All three major desktop platforms: Bazel runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.Why is the slogan '{Fast, Correct} - Choose two'?It is a joke on the usual trade-off: build tools are typically either fast or correct. Bazel's claim is that incremental, cached, parallel builds give you both at once.
It is a joke on the usual trade-off: build tools are typically either fast or correct. Bazel's claim is that incremental, cached, parallel builds give you both at once.Does it just compile code, or run tests too?Both: the README's opening promise is to 'Build and test software of any size', and the documentation includes a guide on writing tests.
Both: the README's opening promise is to 'Build and test software of any size', and the documentation includes a guide on writing tests.