{"id":18325,"date":"2013-06-07T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=18325"},"modified":"2013-06-07T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T12:44:31","slug":"grunt-the-javascript-task-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/07\/grunt-the-javascript-task-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"GRUNT – The JavaScript Task Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GRUNT – The JavaScript Task Runner<\/a><\/p>\n

Why use a task runner?<\/strong>
\nIn one word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. After you’ve configured it, a task runner can do most of that mundane work for you\u2014and your team\u2014with basically zero effort.<\/p>\n

Why use Grunt?<\/strong>
\nThe Grunt ecosystem is huge and it’s growing every day. With literally hundreds of plugins to choose from, you can use Grunt to automate just about anything with a minimum of effort. If someone hasn’t already built what you need, authoring and publishing your own Grunt plugin to npm is a breeze.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

GRUNT – The JavaScript Task Runner Why use a task runner? In one word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. 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