[vittore]

Interesting choice to use just

[mtndew4brkfst]

It has both a justfile and a makefile at the root, even. Most of us seem to want to use it to throw make away entirely.

That said, I consider `just` very language-agnostic and useful because of that, and I consider mix pretty bad at any workflow needs that isn't directly concerned with BEAM.

[zamalek]

It's not technically a make replacement (make does do things like incremental build management etc.), but it just goes to show how bad the DX of make is.

[MangoToupe]

I think it's hard for me to name better software than make. TeX, maybe? that seems like an insanely high bar to clear.

[lemonberry]

For those not sure what just is:

Website: https://just.systems

Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42351101

[keeganpoppen]

i'm a pretty big fan of just, personally, but do not consider that to be the world's most well-considered position by any means...