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Bazel 8.0.0 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the popular build and test tool. This release, announced on December 9, 2024, introduces a wide range of changes, many of which are driven by a continuing effort to streamline Bazel’s core and move critical rules into …

In a previous article, we explored how to count lines of code by language using tools like cloc. While cloc and similar tools are convenient, sometimes you may prefer to avoid additional dependencies and rely solely on standard Unix utilities. Maybe you’re working in a minimal environment, or you …

Understanding the composition of a codebase can provide valuable insights: Which languages dominate the repository? Where might maintenance efforts be concentrated? Counting lines of code by language is a common task when assessing project complexity, preparing for audits, or reporting progress in multi-language environments.

In this article, we’ll explore …

When working with large Bazel code repositories, it’s not always clear how targets are distributed across directories. Understanding how many targets each top-level directory contains can help gauge complexity, identify hotspots, or guide refactoring efforts.

While Bazel itself doesn’t have a direct command to provide a “count of …

Over the course of this series, we’ve explored how to build client/server applications with Thrift and Protobuf/gRPC in three different programming languages: Java, Rust, and Python. We started with Thrift, implementing a Java server and Python client, then added Rust into the mix. Next, we recreated a …

We’ve now built similar RPC setups using Thrift and Protobuf/gRPC in Java and Python. Following the pattern established with Thrift, let’s integrate Rust into our Protobuf/gRPC ecosystem. Rust’s performance and safety features make it a popular choice for high-performance back-ends, and this exercise will show …

In our previous articles, we explored Thrift and demonstrated how to build cross-language systems with Java, Python, and even integrated Rust. Now, let’s turn our attention to Protobuf and its companion RPC framework, gRPC.

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) focuses primarily on defining your data structures and ensuring efficient, compact serialization …

In the previous article, we built a simple Thrift-based client/server application where the server ran on Java and the client ran on Python. Now, let’s take things a step further by introducing a third language: Rust. Rust’s emphasis on performance and safety makes it an intriguing choice …

In our first article, we introduced Thrift and Protobuf and laid out our plan to build cross-language client/server applications. Now, it’s time to dive into a hands-on example with Thrift. In this article, we’ll define a simple service using Thrift’s IDL, implement a server in Java …

Modern distributed systems often span multiple programming languages, architectures, and runtimes. As services grow in complexity and scale, developers turn to powerful serialization frameworks and RPC (Remote Procedure Call) mechanisms that streamline inter-service communication. Two such technologies, Thrift and Protobuf, have emerged as popular solutions.

This article sets the stage …