NotionCommotion Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I recently came across http://robo.li/, a PHP task runner... Task runner, what the heck is that? Then I found two JavaScript task runners: http://gulpjs.com/ and https://gruntjs.com/. The purpose of all three appear to be to automate repetitive tasks. At first I thought that Gulp and Grunt were client based and Robo was server based, but now believe they are all server based. Agree? I am still struggling to see the value of a task runner. Can anyone help provide examples and/or reasons why one would want to use one? Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/303933-when-to-use-a-task-runner/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotionCommotion Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 By the lack of responses, I guess I don't need to use a task runner? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/303933-when-to-use-a-task-runner/#findComment-1546554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 They are not really client or server based, they are just development tools. For example I use gulp to combine and minify JS/CSS files and copy over libraries when preparing a site/app for release. You could consider them as being similar to make and Makefile's from the C/C++ world. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/303933-when-to-use-a-task-runner/#findComment-1546556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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