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Apache Ant is a classic Java build tool that uses XML for configuration. It is highly flexible and can be used for almost any task, but it lacks the built-in dependency management and standardized lifecycle of Maven. Ant is largely considered a legacy tool, having been superseded by Maven and Gradle...

6.5 Fair

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Bazel
9.8 Brilliant
#2
Gradle
9.6 Brilliant
#3
Turborepo
9.2 Excellent
#4
Maven
9.0 Excellent
#5
Buck2
8.9 Very Good
#6
Pants
8.7 Very Good
#7
CMake
8.4 Very Good
#8
Ninja
8.2 Very Good
#9
SBT
8.0 Very Good
#10
Mill
7.8 Good
#11
Meson
7.6 Good
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Gulp
6.2 Fair
#15
Grunt
5.5 Average
#16
Autotools
5.0 Average

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Bazel 9.8 +3.3 Compare
Gradle 9.6 +3.1 Compare
Turborepo 9.2 +2.7 Compare
Maven 9.0 +2.5 Compare
Buck2 8.9 +2.4 Compare
Pants 8.7 +2.2 Compare
CMake 8.4 +1.9 Compare
Ninja 8.2 +1.7 Compare
SBT 8.0 +1.5 Compare
Mill 7.8 +1.3 Compare

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