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by shepherdjerred 941 days ago
I completely agree, which is why Dagger is perfect for medium/large projects.

I think Earthly is better for small projects with a simple build system since it's so much simpler to write and understand. I think Dagger is a worthwhile investment once your Earthfile is >200-400 lines.

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> I completely agree, which is why Dagger is perfect for medium/large projects.

Initially that was the case, but with the upcoming work on modules (aka project Zenith), hopefully this changes. After all, IMO the ultimate aspects that will make it super easy to adopt is the ecosystem and learning how to use the tool. The later is mostly tackled by the "pick your favorite language" story; the former is where we hope modules can help users the most.