What's New at BazelCon 2025
Blog post from Aspect Build
BazelCon 2025 was a notable event for the Bazel community, drawing over 330 attendees to Atlanta despite travel challenges, and introducing exciting developments like the Aspect Extension Language (AXL) for enhanced extensibility in software development workflows. The conference featured various sessions, including a Bazel 102 course on Python, and hosted a Hackathon where innovative applications of AXL were showcased. Aspect also announced a free tier of its CI/CD platform, Aspect Workflows, and highlighted community efforts to improve Bazel documentation and support, such as forming the BUILD Foundation with prominent companies like Uber, Spotify, and Canva as founding members. There were contributions to the ecosystem, including the release of Orion, an extension for Starlark BUILD file generation, and a collaborative effort to enhance documentation through initiatives like Mintlify. The conference concluded with plans for future events and continuous community engagement, with hints of BazelCon 2026 possibly taking place in Europe.