Bazel Caching Explained (pt. 1): How Bazel Works
A recap of how Bazel builds and tests a project.
Jul 10, 20228 min read14K
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Bazel Caching Explained
Bazel implemented several caching mechanisms in order to stay fast.
In this series, let’s try to explore these cache layers and from that, learn about different ways your build / test could be slow.
Bazel Caching Explained (pt. 2): Bazel In-Memory Cache
Bazel's architecture, Bazel's In-Memory Cache and How to measure it's impact.
Jul 17, 202216 min read6.4K
Bazel Caching Explained (pt. 3): Repository Cache
Author's Note I started to write about Bazel's local-disk cache thinking that this is gona be a relatively simple, straightforward topic without much to discuss. Oh boy am I wrong. The good part is that I don't often have to touch or to think about ...
Aug 1, 20228 min read8.8K
Bazel Caching Explained (pt. 4): Persistent Action Cache
Author's Note I was on a short vacation last week so this blog post should arrive a bit later than usual. I expect the next blog post and this one to be released somewhat close to each others, but no promises. I wanted to do some drawing for this blo...
Aug 22, 20229 min read2.8K