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Build systems and tools that compile and package software at scale.
As of , the most-starred Build projects on GitHub are nx (29.4K stars), bazel (26K stars) and linux (13.3K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 5 Build repositories with 92.9K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 16 was nx, with +5 stars in a day.
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nx
nrwl/nx · ★ 29.4KNx is a monorepo platform for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. It caches what didn't change, runs only the tasks affected by your edits, and comes with an integrated CI solution; the core is built with Rust for performance.
+4linux
raspberrypi/linux · ★ 13.3KThis is Raspberry Pi's own Linux kernel source tree: the code its official Pi kernels are built from, with Pi-specific drivers and patches carried on top of the mainline Linux kernel.
+2bazel
bazelbuild/bazel · ★ 26KBazel is a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system - one tool that builds and tests software of any size, quickly and reliably.
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5 projects · by stars
- 29.4K
#1 · nrwl/nx
nx
Nx is a monorepo platform for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. It caches what didn't change, runs only the tasks affected by your edits, and comes with an integrated CI solution; the core is built with Rust for performance.
- 26K
#2 · bazelbuild/bazelbazel
Bazel is a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system - one tool that builds and tests software of any size, quickly and reliably.
- 13.3K
#3 · raspberrypi/linuxlinux
This is Raspberry Pi's own Linux kernel source tree: the code its official Pi kernels are built from, with Pi-specific drivers and patches carried on top of the mainline Linux kernel.
- 4

xmake
12.3Kxmake-io/xmake · LuaXmake is a cross-platform build utility for C/C++ and other languages, driven by Lua scripts, that combines a build tool, project generator, and package manager in one.
- 5

earthly
12.1Kearthly/earthly · GoEarthly is a build automation framework that runs every build step inside containers, giving reproducible builds with a syntax that blends Dockerfile and Makefile conventions.
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