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I Like Makefiles
Fancy new build tools come and go, but I think I will stick with using makefiles to orchestrate everyday tasks in my projects.
The reason I like makefiles is that they often follow an unwritten convention of implementing the same set of commands to get you up and running. And a more advanced project of mine uses the following makefile to run the dev server, watch for changes, build, encrypt and deploy the website: This can be useful if you need a tool that will work in a restricted environment where installing additional packages is difficult or impossible for security reasons.
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