I see teams using Make to execute commands (e.g., transpile this, rename that, etc.), as a replacement (or enhancement) of npm (in the node world), for compiling Golang binaries, and even for running stuff in the pipeline. Make is quite versatile, indeed, but it feels like modern teams are using it in a way Make was never intended to be used. That’s the reason why alternatives to Make have appeared. My take is: wouldn’t it be possible to update Make so that it fits more modern use cases more naturally? The problems with Make alternatives is that: they are many and they don’t come preinstalled with your usual Linux distribution. Make has that special place to be a greater tool than what it is right now.