I'm never writing another Makefile ever again
Except, maybe, if I'm writing C
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For the longest time, Make has been a staple in my developer toolkit, acting as not only a build tool, but also as a task runner.
Whilst there's good reasons to use Make as a build tool, I often find that I run into friction whenever I try to use it as a task runner, especially in 2026.
Fortunately, I've found another tool to run tasks in my projects, one that's much better suited to the era of modern development.
Links:
- Just: https://github.com/casey/just
- Rust video Editor: https://getkiru.app
- Example Project: https://github.com/dreamsofcode-io/just-demo
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- Keyboard: ZSA Voyager
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