%% date:: [[2023-02-23]] %% # [[Prebuilding]] Prebuilding is similar to caching, but it is more proactive. Instead of waiting for a request to be made for a resource, prebuilding prepares it in anticipation of the request. ## Prebuilding examples In [[GitHub’s Engineering Team Has Moved to Codespaces the GitHub Blog]], the [[GitHub]] team talks about using prebuilds of their developer workspaces to speed up the process of provisioning: ![[GitHub’s Engineering Team Has Moved to Codespaces the GitHub Blog#^96cc11]] ![[GitHub’s Engineering Team Has Moved to Codespaces the GitHub Blog#^bd59e8]]