Maven and Gradle have been around for years, and they are pretty much understood. Moreover, you can skip them entirely and roll your own in a couple of hours [

Maven and Gradle have been around for years, and they are pretty much understood. Moreover, you can skip them entirely and roll your own in a couple of hours [1] Meanwhile in JS world? Build tools now change faster than frameworks, and not a single person is concerned with upgrade paths, or working in tandem with other tools. And yes, import story is a mess. [1] https://tonsky.me/blog/python-build/ https://tonsky.me/blog/python-build/