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From Azure Functions to FreeBSD
Putting FreeBSD’s “power to serve” motto to the test
 • Julio Merino
BazelCon 2025 recap
It has been just over two years since I started Blog System/5, and that means it’s time for the now-usual(?) BazelCon 2025 trip report!
 • Julio Merino
You are holding BUILD files wrong
BUILD files are the best tool to represent software architecture; let's see why
 • Julio Merino
Bazel and glibc versions
Analyzing how glibc and action non-determinism can lead to surprising failures
 • Julio Merino
Trusting builds with Bazel remote execution
Understanding how the architecture of a remote build system for Bazel helps implement verifiable action execution and end-to-end builds
 • Julio Merino
Understanding Bazel remote caching
A deep dive into the Action Cache, the CAS, and the security issues that arise from using Bazel with a remote cache but without remote execution
 • Julio Merino
Bazel and action (non-) determinism
A key feature of Bazel is its ability to produce fast, reliable builds by caching the output of actions.
 • Julio Merino
Blog System/5
Blog System/5
A newsletter on operating systems, build systems, programming languages, software engineering, and my own software projects. Specifics include FreeBSD, Linux, Rust, Bazel and EndBASIC.
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