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Bazel vs SBT

A side-by-side look at Bazel and SBT. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Bazel

Bazel

Development

Bazel is an open-source build and test tool similar to Make, Maven, or Gradle. It is optimized for building large, multi-language software projects efficiently by incrementally building only what has changed.

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SBT

SBT

Development

SBT is a build tool for Scala and Java projects. It allows managing library dependencies, running tests, packaging projects, and other build-related tasks. SBT uses Scala syntax for its configuration files, making it easy to customize for Scala developers.

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