Optimize builds with: incremental/cached builds (Turborepo, Nx), parallel processing, using faster tools (esbuild, SWC), persistent caching, avoiding unnecessary work (affected only), and proper CI caching. Profile builds to find bottlenecks.
Build Optimization Strategies:
Faster Tools:
Caching:
Parallelization:
Incremental:
// Using esbuild for fast builds
import esbuild from 'esbuild';
await esbuild.build({
entryPoints: ['src/index.ts'],
bundle: true,
minify: true,
sourcemap: true,
target: 'es2020',
outdir: 'dist',
// Fast because:
// - Written in Go
// - Parallel processing
// - Minimal passes
});
// Turbo remote caching
// turbo.json
{
"remoteCache": {
"signature": true
},
"pipeline": {
"build": {
"outputs": ["dist/**"],
"cache": true
}
}
}
// TypeScript incremental compilation
// tsconfig.json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"incremental": true,
"tsBuildInfoFile": ".tsbuildinfo"
}
}