CMake

CMake serves as a universal build system layer that unifies development workflows across different teams and environments. By abstracting away platform-specific details, it enables seamless collaboration between developers using different operating systems and tools. The system generates appropriate build files for each developer's preferred IDE or command-line environment while maintaining build consistency. This eliminates the 'works on my machine' problem and ensures reproducible builds across the entire development lifecycle from local development to CI/CD pipelines.