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Bazel vs JitPack: What are the differences?
Bazel: Correct, reproducible, fast builds for everyone. Bazel is a build tool that builds code quickly and reliably. It is used to build the majority of Google's software, and thus it has been designed to handle build problems present in Google's development environment; JitPack: JitPack builds GitHub Gradle and Maven projects on demand and provides ready-to-use packages. JitPack is an easy to use package repository for Gradle/Sbt and Maven projects We build GitHub projects on demand and provides ready-to-use packages..
Bazel and JitPack belong to "Java Build Tools" category of the tech stack.
"Fast" is the top reason why over 18 developers like Bazel, while over 5 developers mention "Because uploading to maven central is a ball ache" as the leading cause for choosing JitPack.
Bazel is an open source tool with 12.4K GitHub stars and 2.02K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Bazel's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of Bazel
- Fast28
- Deterministic incremental builds20
- Correct17
- Multi-language16
- Enforces declared inputs/outputs14
- High-level build language10
- Scalable9
- Multi-platform support5
- Sandboxing5
- Dependency management4
- Windows Support2
- Flexible2
- Android Studio integration1
Pros of JitPack
- Because uploading to maven central is a ball ache12
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Cons of Bazel
- No Windows Support3
- Bad IntelliJ support2
- Poor windows support for some languages1
- Constant breaking changes1
- Learning Curve1
- Lack of Documentation1