[HN Gopher] Mill as a direct style build tool
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       Mill as a direct style build tool
        
       Author : lihaoyi
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2025-05-10 07:10 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | fithisux wrote:
       | It is a build engineering tool. Build engineering is either
       | hidden behind corporate doors or underrated.
        
       | evacchi wrote:
       | OT: I really like Li Haoyi's work in the Scala community, trying
       | to bring Python's straightforward programming model to Scala.
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       | I've been wondering if there is an equivalent in the Rust
       | ecosystem. I think https://github.com/facet-rs/facet is going in
       | the right direction
        
       | vamega wrote:
       | Does Mill plan to have something like Bazel's Remote Execution?
        
       | openplatypus wrote:
       | In Li Haoyi's recent talk he shows how incredibly fast Java
       | compiler is.
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       | Also demonstrates how much overhead comes from Maven and Gradle.
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       | If Java build feels sluggish, know that first 50s is lost due to
       | maven.
       | 
       | Mill still has rough edges. The project is evolving fast and
       | things change, but it is a great tool.
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       | The BSP support in IDEs is IMO still work in progress (not
       | related to Mill itself) so for JVM languages, Maven and Gradle
       | still have a leg up.
        
         | vips7L wrote:
         | I'd rather deal with 50s of lost time due to Maven than hours
         | of lost time dealing with Scala.
        
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