I've tried the "just" task runner. Is it worth it?
I was initially sceptical about just task runner. I wasn’t really convinced that it’s a tool solving a real problem and thought of it more as a gimmick. Finally, I decided to give it a try to form a more informed opinion. Below are some of my observations.
It’s just a command executor
In essence, that’s everything just is. You create a justfile
in which
you define tasks. Each task is a set of steps. Each step is executed in a
separate shell instance. It’s possible to define dependencies between tasks.
Here’s a basic justfile
example: