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Date Published
Author
Daniel Brauner
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1330
Language
American English
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None

Summary

BazelCon 2025, held in Atlanta to mark the tenth anniversary of Bazel, featured significant updates and announcements for the build tool, emphasizing migration to Bzlmod and the deprecation of the WORKSPACE file in favor of MODULE.bazel. The event highlighted the transition of rules to Starlark modules, the introduction of typed Starlark, and enhancements to Bazel's documentation and central registry. A key focus was on improving build tool environments, including new features like PROJECT.scl for structured build flags and hermetic environments to streamline tool management. Additionally, community sessions showcased innovative uses of Bazel, with tools like the Execution Log Parser and Starlark REPL for debugging, and new AI tooling and support for C++ projects. The conference provided valuable user feedback, which will inform future developments, especially for the Bazel for CLion plugin, encouraging developers to explore its updated capabilities.