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Add to SafariWhen comparing Ninja vs Please, the Slant community recommends Ninja for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source build systems for C/C++?” Ninja is ranked 1st while Please is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Ninja is:
Once dependencies like maven are installed it is up and running in minutes with one simple command.
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Pros
Pro Simple set up
Once dependencies like maven are installed it is up and running in minutes with one simple command.
Pro Easy horizontal scaling
Ninja is stateless by design. This makes horizontal scaling very easy and just a matter of adding servers.
Pro Cross-platform
Linux, macOS, FreeBSD.
Pro Intuitive syntax and workflow
Much simpler than multi-tier build systems, like Make and Ninja.
Pro Code Completion
Works with many IDEs, including Visual Studio Code.
Cons
Con Little user choice in organization
Since most of the code and folder structure are automatically generated, this leaves little room to the developer on how they will organize their project.
Con No support for Android or iOS yet
