Just Use Makefile — The Build Tool Every Project Already Has

Make Is Already Installed on Your Machine Every project needs common commands. Put them in a Makefile. Example .PHONY : dev test build deploy dev : npm run dev test : npm test build : npm run build deploy : build rsync -avz dist/ server:/var/www/app/ install : npm install setup : install echo "Ready!" Usage make dev # Start dev server make test # Run tests make deploy # Build + deploy make setup # Full project setup Why Makefile Works for ANY language (Python, Go, Rust, not just JS) Dependencies between tasks (deploy depends on build) Tab completion in most shells No npm required Already installed on every Unix machine Python Makefile dev : python -m uvicorn app:app --reload test : pytest -v lint : ruff check . format : ruff format . Every project. Every language. Just use Make. More