[mitjafelicijan]

You make valid points. I would, however say that I primarily use make as a task runner for simple projects. If I have a "larger" project, at some point I would also probably opt for something closer to that language to squeeze out as much as possible.

And no tool is perfect. I think it's all about balance. Example: I love Zig build tool, but I think it would scare some of the people who would just want to add something to the build pipeline and have no idea about Zig. Projects are rarely just the code they have. They have scripts and require installing additonal software.

But yeah, I agree with your points here.