Action Deduplication - Faster and Cheaper Remote Builds Without Lifting a Finger

Learn about remote action deduplication in Bazel RBE backends through this 11-minute conference talk that demonstrates how to significantly reduce build times and computational costs. Explore the challenges of unnecessary rebuilds during master commits, particularly when commits occur faster than action completion times. Discover how one team reduced their webpack action redundancy from 66% and achieved a 25% reduction in compute resources for web page builds and tests. Gain insights into merge queues, compatible RBE backends, and practical implementation strategies for optimizing your build pipeline without manual intervention.