Taming the Beast - Better Bazel in IntelliJ

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JetBrains describes a new BSP-based IntelliJ plugin that integrates Bazel monorepos with the IDE and is in an open beta for JVM and some Python projects. It exposes targets, runs builds and tests, and adds a small intermediate project layer (the magic meta model) to map Bazel targets to IDE modules. Key pain points addressed are single-file source roots and shared sources across targets; workarounds include enforcing standard directory layouts and a few platform hacks, while the older Google Bazel plugin remains co-maintained.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Bazel in IntelliJ
2. 3:20IDE vs Build Tool Models
3. 7:40Why Bazel is a Beast
4. 11:38BSP and Early Challenges
5. 14:07Single File Source Roots Issue
6. 17:45Shared Sources Problem
7. 20:44Organizational Challenges
8. 24:58New BSP Plugin Demo
9. 29:47Future and Q&A

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