--- title: "How Airbnb Migrated from Buck to Bazel with Minimal Interference to Developers" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-airbnb-migrated-from-buck-to-bazel-with-minimal-interference-to-developers-ton3vpivj source_url: https://www.infoq.com/news/2024/02/airbnb-bazel-migration-ios/ type: article source: "InfoQ" published: 2024-02-21T21:02:14.208Z updated: 2025-09-06T02:40:23.167Z tags: ["bazel", "build-systems", "cicd", "devops", "ios", "mobile", "xcode"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 4 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How Airbnb Migrated from Buck to Bazel with Minimal Interference to Developers **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 3 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Airbnb migrated from Buck to Bazel, improving build times, project generation, and loading times. They focused on build configuration and IDE integration, created a shim layer for rule differences, and used XcodeGen for Xcode workspace generation. The migration process was carried out in three steps to avoid disrupting developers' workflow. The migration resulted in reduced generation time and open time for Xcode. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#bazel](https://daily.dev/tags/bazel), [#build-systems](https://daily.dev/tags/build-systems), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#xcode](https://daily.dev/tags/xcode) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-airbnb-migrated-from-buck-to-bazel-with-minimal-interference-to-developers-ton3vpivj)