JavaScript Application Design

Appendix C. Picking your build tool

Deciding on a technology is always difficult. You don’t want to make commitments you can’t back out of, but eventually you have to choose something. Committing to a build technology is no different in this regard: it’s an important choice and you should treat it as such.

For the purposes of this book, I decided on Grunt as my build tool of choice. I made an effort to not go overboard on Grunt-specific concepts, but rather to explain build processes in the grand scheme of things, using Grunt as an accessory—the means to an end. I chose Grunt for several reasons; a few of these are shown in the following list:

• Grunt has a healthy community around it, even on Windows.
• It’s widely popular; it’s even used ...