Knowledge Transfer by Source Code
summary
Slides claim Wix cuts build time from 45 minutes to 5 using Basil, and the repo uses protocol buffers and gRPC to force API changes into compile-time failures so frontends and backends keep in sync. Basil gives reproducible, cross-language builds so anyone builds tools locally rather than distributing executables. A multi-repo code-review tool called reviewer is described that makes atomic commits across GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, serves file diffs from a local server, and keeps private code off the network.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Knowledge transfer by source code
- 3:59Simplifying systems with standards
- 5:46Protocol Buffers as JSON
- 8:16Real-world Protocol Buffers
- 11:31gRPC for clarity
- 13:41Bazel for reproducible builds
- 16:36Cross-team code sharing
- 18:41Lowering team barriers
- 20:10Key takeaways
- 21:16Multi-repo code review
- 24:51Q&A
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