Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
44%
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rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Keep up with the latest developments in monorepo developer tooling based on the Bazel build tool. Hosted by Aspect Build co-founder Alex Eagle.

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Rust and Bazel in OpenAI's Codex

Feb 21, 2026 35m Transcript

David Zbarsky joins us to describe how OpenAI has used Rust with Bazel to be wildly productive, using his Crate support in rules_rs, and how the LLVM toolchain supports many target platforms.

Bazel 2026 Preview with Mícheál Ó Foghlú, Google Engineering Director and Core Developer

Jan 08, 2026 25m

Recorded at BazelCon 2025 in Atlanta, Google Engineering Director and Core Developer Mícheál Ó Foghlú discusses the latest advances with Bazel.

Learn about Bazel ctx.actions.map_directory and Dynamic Actions with Dev Tools Engineer Rahul Butani

Dec 19, 2025 29m

Join Dev Tools Engineer Rahul Butani and podcast host Alex Eagle as they discuss Bazel ctx.actions.map_directory and Dynamic Actions. The following are the links mentioned in the podcast. Commit…

Live from BazelCon 2025: Google leads for Bazel open source Yun Peng and Xudong Yang

Dec 07, 2025 34m

In this episode, we talk live at BazelCon 2025 in Atlanta with the Google leads for Bazel open source, Google Staff Software Engineer Yun Peng and Software Engineer Xudong Yang. Among the topics are…

How Snowflake Transformed its C++ and Java Build Systems

Oct 03, 2025 39m

In this episode, we explore how Snowflake transformed its C++ and Java build systems using Bazel to achieve faster, more reliable builds. Julio shares insights into the technical challenges,…

State of Swift and iOS in Bazel

Sep 10, 2025 50m

iOS development has always been easy with Apple's tools like Xcode - at a certain scale. Then it breaks down. Bazel has been a very popular alternative for working with Objective-C and Swift code,…

S1E18 Inside JetBrains' New Bazel Plugin with Justin Kaeser

Jul 28, 2025 35m Transcript

Inside JetBrains' New Bazel Plugin with Justin Kaeser In this episode, Alex Eagle, co-founder and CEO of Aspect Build, talks with Justin Kaeser, team lead at JetBrains, about the upcoming general…

S1E17 Better Bazel Flag Defaults - Feat: Markus Hofbauer from Zipline

Jul 12, 2025 40m Transcript

Bazel now has 776 command-line flags. Most users know maybe 5. In this episode, Markus Hofbauer from Zipline joins Alex to unpack the chaos of Bazel flags: why analysis cache discards still bite, how…

S1E16 Bazel for Everyone? Hard Questions with Confluent Engineers

Jul 09, 2025 1h 2m

Is Bazel a tool for the masses or a purpose-built solution best kept in the hands of power users? Farid Zakaria and Vince Rose, two Bazel-savvy engineers from Confluent, join Alex Eagle to discuss…

S1E15 Rethinking Developer Tooling in Monorepos with bazel_env - feat. Fabian Meumertzheim

May 28, 2025 51m Transcript

In this episode, Alex Eagle is joined by returning guest Fabian Meumertzheim from BuildBuddy to talk about a common pain for engineering teams: managing development environments. Fabian walks through…

S1E14 Overcoming Deployment Fears: Embracing Continuous Delivery for Reliable Software Releases

Dec 14, 2024 32m Transcript

Welcome back to Aspect Insights, the podcast that dives deep into the world of software development. In today's episode, "Overcoming Fear of Deployment," Alex Eagle, co-founder of Aspect Build, chats…

S1E13 Navigating Compatibility Challenges: Practical Steps to Implement Bzlmod in Bazel Projects

Nov 20, 2024 45m Transcript

Welcome to Aspect Insights, the podcast where we delve into the intricacies of the Bazel ecosystem and explore practical solutions for developers navigating its evolving landscape. In our latest…

S1E12 Navigating Bazel's JavaScript Frontier: Insights from Robinhood's David Agassi

Nov 12, 2024 34m Transcript

In Episode 12 of Aspect Insights, host Alex Eagle welcomes David Agassi from Robinhood to discuss their experiences and challenges with migrating to Rules.js for Bazel. The conversation covers…

S1E11 Bazel and Rust: Optimizing Builds and Cross-Compilation with Daniel Wagner-Hall

Oct 09, 2024 32m Transcript

In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Wagner-Hall, a maintainer of Rules Rust and a Bazel expert, to explore how Bazel and Rust work together to streamline builds and cross-compilation. Daniel…

S1E10 Mastering Bazel Build File Automation with Aspect CLI and Gazelle

Oct 04, 2024 27m Transcript

This episode is best accompanied by this video walkthrough: Mastering Bazel Build File Automation with Aspect CLI and Gazelle Build file generation in Bazel can often feel like a step backward for…

S1E9 Ed Schouten on Buildbarn's Evolution and Impact

Sep 25, 2024 35m Transcript

In this episode of Aspect Insights, host Alex Eagle is joined by Ed Schouten, author of Buildbarn, to explore the past five years of Buildbarn's journey in the Bazel ecosystem. Ed shares how the…

S1E8 The Future of TypeScript in Bazel: An In-Depth Conversation on SWC

Sep 10, 2024 31m Transcript

In this episode of Aspect Insights, Alex Eagle sits down with Jason Bedard to explore the intersection of TypeScript and SWC within the Bazel ecosystem. Jason, the primary maintainer of rules JS,…

S1E7 Navigating Bzlmod: Migrating to Bazel 8 and Beyond

Aug 21, 2024 34m Transcript

In this episode of Aspect Insights, Alex Eagle sits down with Fabian Meumertzheim to dive deep into the world of Bazel, focusing on the pivotal introduction of Bazelmod and what it means for…

S1E6 Bazel and JetBrains IDEs

Jul 09, 2024 32m

Borja worked on the "Build Team" at Apple, mostly focused on the IntelliJ plugin. We'll talk about how Bazel works with (and breaks!) IDEs and Editors in general, and how his team supported Bazel…

S1E5 Bazel's Tracing and Logging Facilities

Jun 14, 2024 33m

Tiago Quelhas is a software engineer on the Bazel team. He's the author of the "compact" execution log feature in Bazel 7.1. He'll discuss how execution logs can be used to diagnose Bazel behaviors…

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