Although I agree with your point, cmake+vcpkg goes a long way for hobby projects, cmake with a bit of custom scripting goes a long way for larger scale projects

Although I agree with your point, cmake+vcpkg goes a long way for hobby projects, cmake with a bit of custom scripting goes a long way for larger scale projects. The cmake language might not be beautiful, but it does allow for simple sub-projects/library scripts once the main cmake script is set up properly.