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Essential Bazel

Build and test software of any size, quickly and reliably. Industry leaders like Google, Stripe, and Dropbox trust Bazel to build heavy-duty, mission-critical infrastructure, services, and applications. Learn what Bazel is, why it is a good choice for your project, and how you can get started using it quickly. Learn how to use Bazel with documentation and tutorials covering topics from foundational to expert. Use these resources to efficiently look up the commands, queries, and terminology necessary to working with Bazel.

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What's New?

Catch up on the latest documentation, community events, and programs. Read our new public roadmap to see what is coming down the pipeline. Tune in for our new monthly community update livestream. Get started with the Bazel query language with this new guided scenario.