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diff --git a/site/docs/bazel-overview.md b/site/docs/bazel-overview.md index 76c07c965d..2860bcd564 100644 --- a/site/docs/bazel-overview.md +++ b/site/docs/bazel-overview.md @@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ title: Bazel Overview # Bazel Overview -Bazel is a build tool which coordinates builds and run tests. It works with -source files written in any language, with native support for Java, C, C++ and -Python. Bazel produces builds and runs tests for multiple platforms. +Bazel is a build tool which coordinates builds and runs tests. The extension +language allows it to work with source files written in any language, with +native support for Java, C, C++ and Python. Bazel produces builds and runs +tests for multiple platforms. ## BUILD files use a simple declarative language Bazel’s BUILD files describe how Bazel should build your project. They have a -declarative structure and use a build language similar to Python. BUILD files +declarative structure and use a language similar to Python. BUILD files allow you to work at a high level of the system by listing rules and their attributes. The complexity of the build process is handled by these pre-existing rules. You can modify rules to tweak the build process, or write new rules to @@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies and their relationships. ## Build and tests are fast, correct, and reproducible -Hermetic rules and sandboxing allows Bazel to produce correct, reproducible +Hermetic rules and sandboxing allow Bazel to produce correct, reproducible artifacts and test results. Caching allows reuse of build artifacts and test results. |