[doorman2]

I feel your pain. I've given up on so many projects because I got bored tinkering with build systems.

Ultimately, the answer to your question is going to depend on what you want to make. For instance, if you want to make an iOS app, it's going to be difficult to do so without using Xcode's build system.

Go is a very good language in terms of having a build system that stays out of your way. On Linux, you'd do something like `sudo apt-get install golang`, and then be on your way.