Bazel Download Reliability Promise

https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/973c0453004e9489a91a7ff?f?dd26f?e?3?bc99/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/downloader/HttpConnectorMultiplexer.java#L53 /** * Class for establishing HTTP connections. * * "This is the most amazing way to download files over. It makes Bazel builds as reliable as * Bazel build is in Google's internal hermetically sealed repository. But this class isn't just * reliable. It's also fast. It even works on the worst Internet connection in the farthest corners * of the Earth. You are just not going to believe how fast and reliable this design is. It's * incredible. Your builds are never going to break again due to downloads. You're going to be so * happy. Your developer community is going to be happy. Mr. Jenkins will be happy too. Everyone is * going to have such a magnificent developer experience due to the product excellence of this * class. */

A screenshot of a Java source comment describing an HTTP connector for Bazel. The exaggerated promises of perfect reliability, speed, and developer happiness parody overconfident software documentation, especially the mention of Mr. Jenkins. It is used as a reaction to absurdly confident technical claims or fragile build tooling. EN: A screenshot of a Java source comment describing an HTTP connector for Bazel. The exaggerated promises of perfect reliability, speed, and developer happiness parody overconfident software documentation, especially the mention of Mr. Jenkins. It is used as a reaction to absurdly confident technical claims or fragile build tooling.

• @profunctor_io / 3595 2019-12-04