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Re:Grunt.js by jayferd on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @10:51AM (#4479607)
With this sort of tool, I always have to ask myself: is it better than a Makefile?

https://github.com/mathquill/mathquill/blob/dev/Makefile

Yes, Makefiles don't have magic syntax for qunit, but they're incredibly flexible.

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Re:Grunt.js by lowboy on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @01:34PM (#4480394)
I've used both Makefiles and Grunt for projects and I much prefer Grunt:

* I find the js syntax of gruntfiles much cleaner and harmonious with the js code I'm writing for my projects

* From what I've seen, Makefiles are meant to create output files - seems like Grunt can be set up more easily for things meant for display (linting, etc)

* Better ecosystem with grunt plugins: https://github.com/cowboy/grunt/blob/master/docs/plugins.md

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Re:Grunt.js by arturadib on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @11:25AM (#4479752)
Agreed. And if you need cross-platform support (and the bonus of being JavaScript), try https://github.com/arturadib/shelljs
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Re:Grunt.js by pooriaazimi on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @11:41AM (#4479826)
ShellJS looks great! Thank you.
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