AiA 197: Bazel with Torgeir Helgevold

Panel: Charles Max WoodJoe EamesAlyssa Nicholl Special Guests: Torgeir HelgevoldIn this episode, the Adventures in Angular panel talks to Torgeir Helgevold about Bazel. Torgeir works for Nrwl and does experiment with Bazel as a part of his daily life. He has really taken an interest in Bazel and sees it as the next big thing in build systems. They talk about what Bazel is, zero configuration, and Bazel’s ability to deal with large and complex projects. They also touch on build speed with Bazel, how to set Bazel up, and more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Torgeir introBazel as the next big thing for build systemsWhat is Bazel?Incremental build systemMainly for large projectsWhy is Bazel going to become the next big thing?Bazel isn’t tied to a specific languageBazel vs WebpackType sharing between front-end and back-endBazel is very streamlinedZero configuration movementThe problem with zero configurationLarge vs simpler projectsComplex development and new toolsGoogle is well known to have large, complex projectsIf your build system is working for you, there’s no need to changeBuild speedContinuous integrationHow do you set Bazel up?Alex Eagle repo - angular-bazel-exampleWhat does Bazel actually do?How do you pull these rules in?How do you transition over to Bazel?And much, much more!Links:NrwlBazelWebpackAlex Eagle repo - angular-bazel-example@helgevoldsyntaxsuccess.comTorgeir’s GitHubTorgeir’s Nrwl BlogSponsorsAngular Boot CampDigital Ocean FreshBooksPicks:CharlesThe Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. SiegelJoeGoogle DuplexWhy AI Will Bring an Explosion of New JobsFull of Sith Podcast – How the Force WorksTorgeirCross language API schemas with Bazel by Daniel MullerSpecial Guest: Torgeir Helgevold.

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