Gulp and Grunt leave you dependent on plugin authors, stick you with debugging, and provide disjointed documentation. Why not just use JavaScript?
Cory House writes:
I know what you’re thinking. WAT?! Didn’t Gulp just kill Grunt? Why can’t we just be content for a few minutes here in JavaScript land? I hear ya, but…
I’ve found Gulp and Grunt to be unnecessary abstractions. npm scripts are plenty powerful and often easier to live with.
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