| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # [Bazel](https://bazel.build) |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | |
| 3 | *{Fast, Correct} - Choose two* |
| 4 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | Build and test software of any size, quickly and reliably. |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | * **Speed up your builds and tests**: |
| 8 | Bazel only rebuilds what is necessary. |
| 9 | With advanced local and distributed caching, optimized dependency analysis and |
| 10 | parallel execution, you get fast and incremental builds. |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | * **One tool, multiple languages**: Build and test Java, C++, Android, iOS, Go |
| 13 | and a wide variety of other language platforms. Bazel runs on Windows, macOS, |
| 14 | and Linux. |
| Googler | 5fba619 | 2015-03-17 22:12:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | * **Scalable**: Bazel helps you scale your organization, codebase and Continuous |
| 17 | Integration system. |
| 18 | It handles codebases of any size, in multiple repositories or a huge monorepo. |
| Googler | 5fba619 | 2015-03-17 22:12:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | * **Extensible to your needs**: Easily add support for new languages and |
| 21 | platforms with Bazel's familiar extension language. Share and re-use language |
| 22 | rules written by the growing Bazel community. |
| Googler | 5fba619 | 2015-03-17 22:12:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | |
| Googler | e7bfc7e | 2015-03-18 22:03:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | ## Getting Started |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | * [Install Bazel](https://docs.bazel.build/install.html) |
| 27 | * [Get started with Bazel](https://docs.bazel.build/getting-started.html) |
| 28 | * Follow our tutorials: |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | - [Build C++](https://docs.bazel.build/tutorial/cpp.html) |
| 31 | - [Build Java](https://docs.bazel.build/tutorial/java.html) |
| 32 | - [Android and iOS](https://docs.bazel.build/tutorial/app.html) |
| Han-Wen Nienhuys | d08b27f | 2015-02-25 16:45:20 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | ## Documentation |
| 35 | |
| 36 | * [Bazel command line](https://docs.bazel.build/bazel-user-manual.html) |
| 37 | * [Rule reference](https://docs.bazel.build/be/overview.html) |
| 38 | * [Use the query command](https://docs.bazel.build/query.html) |
| 39 | * [Extend Bazel](https://docs.bazel.build/skylark/index.html) |
| 40 | * [Write tests](https://docs.bazel.build/test-encyclopedia.html) |
| 41 | * [Roadmap](https://bazel.build/roadmap.html) |
| 42 | * [Who is using Bazel?](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/wiki/Bazel-Users) |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ## Contributing to Bazel |
| 45 | |
| 46 | See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) |
| Damien Martin-Guillerez | 5e23954 | 2016-11-07 15:41:20 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 47 | |
| 48 | [](http://ci.bazel.io/job/bazel-tests) |
| steren | a9f7687 | 2017-07-07 22:12:52 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | |
| 50 | Bazel is released in 'Beta'. |
| 51 | See the [product roadmap](https://bazel.build/roadmap.html) to learn about the |
| 52 | path toward a stable 1.0 release. |
