Show HN: Runny Is an Alternative to Makefiles (github.com)

3 points by s1mn 1y ago ↗ HN

Using GNU make to run tasks in 2024 made me sad, so I wrote a thing. There are other things like it, but this one is mine. I'd love you to check it out!

* Simple YAML syntax (inspired by Github Actions) * Full schema validaton == autocomplete in your favourite code editor * Build workflows through composition with needs and then * Run steps conditionally with if

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vednig 1y ago ↗

This seems nice for medium sized projects that usually have few dependency and want to provide seamless developer experience.

pmig 1y ago ↗

I personally see less and less Makefiles in newer projects, but I also never saw a repository migrating away from a Makefile as it probably has many usages across different use cases like CI / CD and local build tooling.