Comment by IgorPartola

Make is one of the simplest build tools out there. Compared to something like Grunt, Webpack, etc. it’s a hammer compared to a mining drill.

The solution is to not use tools used by large corporations because they are used by large corporations. My unpopular opinion is that CI/CD is not needed in most places where it’s used. Figure out how to do your builds and deploys with the absolute fewest moving pieces even if it involves some extra steps. Then carefully consider the cost of streamlining any part of it. Buying into a large system just to do a simple thing is often times not worth it in the long run.

If you really do need CI/CD you will know because you will have a pain point. If that system is causing your developers pain, it isn’t the right fit.