Incredibuild

Incredibuild is a suite of grid computing software developed by Incredibuild LTD. Incredibuild is designed to help accelerate computationally-intensive tasks by distributing them over the network, with notable applications including compiling source code, building software generally, and other software development–related tasks. Jobs can be distributed to several computers over a network, giving both the possibility of accelerating the work by using more resources than were available on the initiating computer alone and potentially freeing local resources for other tasks.

Incredibuild
Developer(s)Incredibuild
Initial release2002 (2002)
Stable release
10.1.2 / October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeBuild Accelerator
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.incredibuild.com

Incredibuild tools are available for Microsoft Windows and Linux, and have support for accelerating builds targeting those platforms. Other platforms include but are not limited to Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and other platforms.[1] Originally sold specifically as a tool to accelerate compiling, Incredibuild can now be used for other development processes[2] as well as general high performance computing.[3][4]

History

Incredibuild is a grid computing software start-up based in Tel Aviv, in Israel.[5][6] Founded in 2002, the company is led by CEO Tami Mazel Shachar.[5][6][7]

In 2002, they introduced Incredibuild v1.0, offering a solution for acceleration of Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 C/C++ code builds. Incredibuild 1.3 was awarded with Game Developer Magazine's annual Front Line Award in The Category of Programing for the year of 2003.[8]

After adding support to Visual Studio .NET and Visual Studio 2005, Incredibuild later expanded Incredibuild with what was at the time called "XGE Interfaces". This package allowed customers to implement custom acceleration of jobs that were not necessarily compilation-related, by exposing a set of interfaces to Incredibuild's core grid engine technology.

In 2008, Incredibuild won a "Productivity Award" in the Change and Configuration Management Category Of The 18th annual Jolt Awards.[9]

Tools

Incredibuild's software suite is broken up into several, separately-licensable tools. Incredibuild for Visual Studio C/C++ provides Visual Studio integration to accelerate the builds of C and C++ projects. Incredibuild for Make and Other Build Tools provides integration with several standard build tools including make, CMake, and MSBuild. Incredibuild for Dev Tools provides additional interfaces for job distribution, accommodating various tasks beyond those directly related to building or compiling.

Notable users

Incredibuild is used by several software development companies, including a number of video game developers.[10] In 2021, the gaming sector made up 60% of Incredibuild's business.[11] Turn 10 Studios, for instance, used Incredibuild to accelerate builds, rendering from 3DS Max, code analysis, and other tasks during the development of Forza 5.[12] Incredibuild also claims Epic Games, Electronic Arts, id Software, Bohemia Interactive, Scaleform Corporation, FromSoftware, and Bugbear Entertainment as clients.[10] CryEngine[13] and Unreal Engine[14][15][16] include built-in support for build acceleration via Incredibuild.

See also

References
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  2. "Incredibuild For Dev Tools". Xoreax, Ltd. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. Morgan, Timothy Prickett (March 20, 2012). "Xoreax grids up Windows to goose apps". The Register. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. "Incredibuild-XGE - Application Acceleration Platform". Xoreax, Ltd. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. Lunden, Ingrid (2022-06-27). "Incredibuild powers up with $35M for gaming and software dev". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. Wiggers, Kyle (2021-03-17). "Grid computing software developer Incredibuild raises $140M". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. Gadot, Noa (2022-12-19). ""The future belongs to diversity. Not because it is fair but because it is right"". ctech. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  8. "Front Line Awards". Game Developer Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  9. Hildebrand, J.D.; Blake, Deirdre (February 9, 2012). "The Complete Jolt Product Excellence & Productivity Awards". Dr. Dobb's Journal. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  10. "Case Studies". Xoreax, Ltd. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  11. Spiro, James (2021-02-08). "The fight for gamers will be "worse than a World War," according to Incredibuild CEO". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  12. "Game Development Studio Accelerates Forza 5 Game Build Time by More Than 6X with Incredibuild". Microsoft Customer Stories. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  13. "WAF with Incredibuild". Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  14. "Using Incredibuild in UE4". 28 March 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  15. "Grid Computing and Game Development: How Epic Games uses the power of many to turbo-charge the build process". Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  16. "Epic Games Launches Unreal Engine 4 Integrated Partners Program". Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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