[abraxas]

To me that's a definition of make work. A good development ecosystem should require no wizardry to make it perform well. And it adds absolutely zero value for the end user of your product. This is why myself and 99% of developers abhor Rube Goldberg build systems like those that permeate JS.

[phist_mcgee]

A great craftsman will take care of his tools and seek to use the fewest number of cuts to achieve the desired result.

Improving builds/dev environments is taking care of your tools.

Also, citation needed on the 99%