Bazel Build System

Discussions revolve around Bazel as a recommended or comparative build tool, with users questioning its advantages, sharing experiences, and debating its suitability versus the post's proposed system.

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Sample Comments

sandGorgon • Apr 9, 2019 • View on HN

what about Bazel ? https://bazel.build/

skandergarroum • Apr 28, 2025 • View on HN

Why should I use this and how is it better than Bazel?

JACKSONMEISTER • Dec 3, 2020 • View on HN

Can you point to any sources using bazel for this?

ronmex • Nov 5, 2019 • View on HN

Look into Bazel, so far it has been a dream.

michaelvoz • Apr 21, 2019 • View on HN

Bazel is significantly superior.

wizwit999 • Sep 2, 2022 • View on HN

How about Bazel, doesn't it solve the same issues?

dfee • Jan 14, 2026 • View on HN

isn't this better served with something like Bazel (behind Nix of course?)

dieortin • Jun 6, 2025 • View on HN

I really recommend Bazel (https://bazel.build)

IshKebab • Apr 9, 2019 • View on HN

Bazel is very slow and heavy and only Google uses it.

jauer • Oct 25, 2019 • View on HN

Looks cool, but is there a tl;dr for why I’d use this instead of something like Bazel?