3 Key Advantages Why Experienced Developers Choose Bazel over Gradle

Here’s why Bazel is a better choice than Gradle

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Do you want to know what makes Bazel flexible? And how does Bazel compare to Gradle? And how to debug your build process?

Gradle and alike aren’t flexible as Bazel. They’re all great until you hit build issues. With no control over the build process, you’re left stranded.

Here’s how Bazel makes things easier, and why it’s a better choice.

Bazel build system is flexible

Some developers find Bazel to be more complex than Gradle.

BUILD files are not straightforward. Even with the Bazel build files complexity, builds are slow. The point is developers don’t see the benefits of using Bazel.

A common complaint is a fine Bazel granularity. Each package in Bazel requires a BUILD file.

Fine granularity helps with architecture. Bazel build files do a great job at preventing cyclic dependencies. Gradle guys also acknowledge this granularity helps with architecture.

You get a better and more modularized project with Bazel build structure.

Bazel requires a lot of BUILD files. Gradle doesn’t. Gradle also performs well…