Although I suspect the main complaint (slow, due to checking directories where nothing has changed) has mostly been swept under the rug by increased CPU speeds some of the other items (managing dependencies, ordering, ...) are still worth considering today.
http://aegis.sourceforge.net/auug97.pdf
Although I suspect the main complaint (slow, due to checking directories where nothing has changed) has mostly been swept under the rug by increased CPU speeds some of the other items (managing dependencies, ordering, ...) are still worth considering today.