I find any build automation tool to be a hassle. Tools like Gulp and Grunt remind me strongly of Visual Studio and C++, something I hope not to have to see on m

I find any build automation tool to be a hassle. Tools like Gulp and Grunt remind me strongly of Visual Studio and C++, something I hope not to have to see on my screen. I find using system calls to be much easier. Node.js has a really powerful API that most people seem not to want to use, rather then want someone to write a plugin to do their tasks for them. I understand being lazy is good in programming but build plugin is just overengineering in my limited experience.