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Bazel vs CMake

A side-by-side look at Bazel and CMake. 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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CMake

CMake

Development

CMake is an open-source, cross-platform tool designed to build, test, and package software. It works by generating native makefiles and workspaces to automate the build process using a compiler-independent method.

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