Just.sh
Dev tools
command runner
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
7 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 7 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for distributing Justfile tasks where only a POSIX shell is available
From 2 comments
Assuming the compilation is perfect, it lets the author maintain the simple Just format, while simultaneously distributing the same code to a runtime (shell) that is installed…
0cf8612b2e1e on HNPresuming the just.sh compiler is doing everything right, you shouldn't have a shell problem, any more than using C compiler means you now have an assembly-language problem.…
derefr on HN
Lowers the barrier to running tasks without installing another tool
From 2 comments
Yeah. For an individual.. if you're happy to install `just` in any place you're going to maintain the project, that seems better. For helping others use the project, providing a…
rgoulter on HNI reckon just is 'low-medium benefit for low effort'. There's some nice UX to it, but I think a substantial benefit to it is having one place where you organise "these are the…
rgoulter on HN
Objections
Adds a compilation step and another artifact to maintain; little benefit over plain shell scripts or Makefiles
From 2 comments
Given these examples of a Justfile, it doesn’t seem worth this effort versus using a Makefile and not needing a compilation step (assuming Make is available everywhere). Does…
jitl on HNWhat is the upside compared to just creating the corresponding shell scripts? I can see that one file instead of how many more is better, but it's also one thing more to worry…
charles_f on HN
Requests
Packaging of just in Linux distributions
From 2 comments
This is fantastic, but I'd say that this solution is somewhat in response to this open issue from 2019: https://github.com/casey/just/issues/429 I really wish just was included…
latchkey on HNhttps://repology.org/project/just/versions Mhm basically only Arch Linux, Chocolatey, FreeBSD, Gentoo and Homebrew. All others are outdated or nonexistent.
SushiHippie on HN
Questions
Does it have bash autocompletion support?
From 1 comment
Does it have bash autocompletion support?
mongol on HN
Alternatives named
pyjust (pip-packaged just binary)
From 1 comment
I'm a fan of using just as a command-runner as well, but took a slightly different approach to making it pip-installable! I created the `pyjust` package…
justinyan on HN
makesure
From 1 comment
makesure, a similar tool (https://maximullaris.com/makesure-vs-just.html) I'm developing, doesn't require installation in the traditional sense:…
xonix on HN
Makefiles
From 1 comment
Given these examples of a Justfile, it doesn’t seem worth this effort versus using a Makefile and not needing a compilation step (assuming Make is available everywhere). Does…
jitl on HN
Batsh and bish
From 1 comment
https://github.com/batsh-dev-team/Batsh https://github.com/tdenniston/bish (Just fyi. I've been collecting links to similar things because of Reasons).
flir on HN