Also, many people using rake already are often biased by how Rails uses it, but it's much more than that, and can easily be used as a make replacement, complete

Also, many people using rake already are often biased by how Rails uses it, but it's much more than that, and can easily be used as a make replacement, complete with freshness checks and rules. There was an article specifically avout that on the interwebs but I can't find it anymore. These ones cover some bits as well, although they're a tad heavier on using Ruby code. https://martinfowler.com/articles/rake.html https://martinfowler.com/articles/rake.html http://www.throwtheswitch.org/build/rake http://www.throwtheswitch.org/build/rake