Grunt Reviews & Product Details

I really love how easy grunt is to install. Like most npm packages, it is literally a single line installation and works right away without needing much configuration. Setting up a gruntfile is very easy using the instructions on their site (provided you have an understanding of JSON file format). The Grunt site is also (mostly) a pleasure to use, it is very easy to access the wide variety of plugins, and very simple to find good documentation on getting started; making it really easy to get tasks running right away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes a lot of the tasks can feel very repetitive and a lot of copy and pasting of code. Sometimes the plugins are very similar in function and it would be nice if some could be consolidated into larger plugins. When I first began using Grunt I remember feeling a little confused and overwhelmed by the plugins (especially considering Grunt is the first task runner I used). So I feel like more user-friendly documentation on each plugin and it's most common uses would be helpful. Other than that I'm happy with grunt, and the rest of the documentation and site are great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use to use windows apps to simply compile Sass and Less, that was years ago. Now that I'm using Grunt I only wish I used it sooner. The number of packages available is great, anytime I need some task performed while developing locally I check if Grunt can do it and more often than not it can. One example is changing constants in some php files each time we run a build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If a project has a lot of Sass files and JS to lint, compile and run through any other tasks takes more time than with gulp. It's my only dislike but not one that would force me to switch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like grunt because it more or less revolutionized the idea of a front end build tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel like nowadays its better to just run your own node scripts rather than pulling in grunt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like its simplicity and how it gets the job done. It also has a good community around it with a nice set of plugins and blog posts about pretty much everything you'll need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The config file can get really big for anything more than ordinary Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- The simplicity of the configuration file

- The availability of a huge number of plugins to accomplish a great number of tasks

- The capability to stay watching (with a special task) and do a task when a file change (for example recompile when sass file changes)

- The possibility to run different configurations based on the environment (for example development or production) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would appreciate a simple graphical user interface to configure tasks and run jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This javascript task runner has been available for several years and during this time the amount of documentation, support and plugins you can find for it is high.

It can be used to run tasks for almost every kind of projects disregarding the technology used.

You will be able to find plugins to do almost anything you might image or need in a web project, minifying scripts and stylesheets, validating files in certain language (linters), and you can even write your own custom tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Compared to other javascript task runners, the abstract while writing the code is a major issue. You will have to write a lot of code sometimes to achieve certain functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A very simple and powerful task runner to automate your web development tasks. It has a plugin system with a large choice, the configuration is done via a very simple configuration API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes slow to start, Grunt miss a better to chain/pipe tasks together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.