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Cake v5.0.0 released (cakebuild.net)

submitted 1 day ago by BlueSerendipity8 to c/dotnet

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[–] GetOffMyLan 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Can someone explain why I would use this over the dotnet command.

I do some semi complex Dev ops stuff at work and haven't hit anything that can't be done through the cli.

[–] BlueSerendipity8 1 points 43 minutes ago

Cake is an imperative and task-based way of expressing builds. In my opinion, it truly provides its benefits when you have a complex build pipeline. The added value is that any C# developer can understand and contribute to the build process without needing to master bash or PowerShell scripting languages or figure out how to use declarative DSLs like GitHub Actions, AppVeyor, or GitLab CI