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Understanding Bazel
Gain context around Bazel design decisions, learn vital concepts, and understand Bazel releases and versioning.
Read about the build system
Discover a short history of how artifact-based build systems evolved to enable scale, speed, and hermeticity.
Understand fundamental concepts
Learn foundational concepts including source code layout, BUILD file syntax, and the types of rules and dependencies.
Check releases and updates
See Bazel's Long Term Support including release notes, policies, timelines, announcements, and testing.