>Imho tools should use actual code (whether it's TypeScript or Kotlin or whatever) instead of reinventing constructs like loops and string interpolation. The c

>Imho tools should use actual code (whether it's TypeScript or Kotlin or whatever) instead of reinventing constructs like loops and string interpolation. The counterpoint to this is things like Gulp or Gradle which become a nightmare after a couple years of multiple developers and coding styles appending things here and there. Now rather than just spending a few hours learning a basic config DSL, I have to build up a mental execution model every time I want to add a build step.