Dev vows not to 'waste my life' writing a better CMake replacement
Darpinian · x · 2026-10-07
Developer Darpinian says he has to hold himself back every week from writing a CMake replacement that 'doesn't suck' — he believes he could make something a million times better, but decided building systems isn't how he wants to spend his life. A relatable lament about the enduring pain of C++ build tooling.
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