[michaelcampbell]

I've run the same frustration road.

And at least the last time I used it in anger (which was, granted, perhaps double digit years ago), the docs started out with and loudly proclaimed "here's how you write your own tasks!" Wait, what? I want to have a build system do at least the 80% case with minimal/zero work; why am I jumping right in to my bespoke needs?

Not sure if this was just bad doc, or the tool actually didn't do the 80% very well then or what, but it's stuck with me.