Next generation Scala builds with CBT
summary
CBT claims a practical replacement for slow Scala build tools: a resident background JVM that gives lightning fast response time, build definitions written as plain Scala build files (no DSL), and an integration path into IntelliJ IDEA and Ensime. The project compiles itself on edits, wires tasks as Scala methods, caches task outputs, and supports Maven/git/directory dependencies, multi‑project and cross builds, templates and plugins — a compact codebase (~7k LOC) that the demo shows working interactively. self-compiling resident process
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:24What is CBT
- 2:27Why build
- 3:28Why CBT
- 6:43CBT in IntelliJ IDEA
- 15:01About CBT
- 16:43The state of CBT
- 24:40Plugins
- 27:07Task scoping
- 31:45Dependencies
- 32:56Fake SBT builds
- 33:42Command line overrides
- 36:15Join us
- 41:02Server mode
- 42:30Exception
- 43:49CBT version
- 44:38CBT plugins
- 46:22CBT vs Gradle
- 48:08Leaking resources
- 51:33How does CBT interact with Java modules
- 52:34How would you handle multiple modules
- 53:43Adding dependencies
- 54:33More questions
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