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Why not direct these investments to Bazel instead?
by new_realist 5y ago
Why not direct these investments to Bazel instead?
- junon 5y agoBazel is by Google. No way Facebook would shift funding to that. Plus there are a variety of other open source build systems by smaller teams that could benefit from good funding. We don't need two giants dumping money into what is essentially the same build system with different branding, both of which aren't very good anyway.
- new_realist 5y agoBazel is the best out there, in my opinion. It’s not exactly targeted towards the hobbyist, though—more the professional.
- junon 5y agoI have worked with hundreds of build systems as I'm a bit of a build systems nerd. Bazel is very far from the best. And there's no such thing as a build system "for professionals". That's not a goal of a build system.
- wlpu 5y agoWould you be so kind as to share some of your top picks for build systems? As someone who wants to understand what makes a great build system, I'd very much appreciate it
- new_realist 5y agoI think the answer is that contributing to Bazel will not get Facebook devs promoted, but creating something new will.