quality of life stuff

.bazelrc

@@ -3,3 +3,25 @@ common --experimental_enable_bzlmod
 # Disable lockfiles until it works properly.
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/19068
 common --lockfile_mode=off
+
+###############################
+# Directory structure         #
+###############################
+
+# Artifacts are typically placed in a directory called "dist"
+# Be aware that this setup will still create a bazel-out symlink in
+# your project directory, which you must exclude from version control and your
+# editor's search path.
+build --symlink_prefix=dist/
+
+###############################
+# Output                      #
+###############################
+
+# A more useful default output mode for bazel query, which
+# prints "ng_module rule //foo:bar" instead of just "//foo:bar".
+query --output=label_kind
+
+# By default, failing tests don't print any output, it's logged to a
+# file instead.
+test --test_output=errors