This seems like a good idea but I get the feeling its been done (npm, pip, makefiles, gist, etc..) or tried to be done a lot of times and I'm not sure what make

This seems like a good idea but I get the feeling its been done (npm, pip, makefiles, gist, etc..) or tried to be done a lot of times and I'm not sure what makes this different. But maybe I'm just a laymen and don't understand the finer points so if there's a compelling argument my feedback is to include something about it on the homepage or in a FAQ.