Fancy new build tools come and go, but I think I will stick with using makefiles to orchestrate everyday tasks in my projects.

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Makefiles are a convenient automation tool for managing project builds and deployments. They offer a standardized way to execute commands like `make build` and `make dev`, making it easy to work with varied technologies. Makefiles are simple, often composed of straightforward shell commands, and can integrate with tools like Docker or gulp. Their ubiquity and simplicity make them especially useful in restricted environments where installing additional dependencies might be challenging.

I Like Makefiles

Just gonna leave this here: <a href="https://marmelab.com/blog/2016/02/29/auto-documented-makefile.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://marmelab.com/blog/2016/02/29/auto-documented-makefile.html</a>

Justfiles are way better!
<a href="https://github.com/casey/just" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://github.com/casey/just</a>

And do you like Taskfiles as well :)? As DevOps it’s Makefile++ 😎.

Like you, I add a makefile in each of my projects. For me make build is to build l’y docker image, make up to run containers, make bash to jump in an interactive shell inside the container, make start to start the application (whatever the application type), make lint,…
In all projects and this is a mn excellent way to give some standards for my colleagues.

The idea of makefiles is amazing.
just and justfiles are for me a superior alternative. Make can get super crazy sometimes.