BuildManagement
Build management is the discipline of controlling and automating the software build process. It covers planning, coordination, and execution of activities that transform source code into executable artifacts, including compilation, packaging, dependency resolution, and testing. The aim is to produce repeatable, auditable builds across multiple environments and to manage changes in a controlled way.
Key activities include defining build configurations, managing dependencies and versions, orchestrating build pipelines, handling artifacts and
Common tools and techniques include build systems such as Make, Maven, Gradle, or Bazel; continuous integration
Practices emphasize deterministic builds, caching and incremental builds, versioned releases, provenance and security scanning, and rollback
Challenges include scaling to large codebases, handling monorepos, cross-language builds, dependency drift, build fragility, and long