# Make.ts

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Make.ts and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A TypeScript task runner that sits between npm scripts and CI systems. Critics say it is over-engineered for the benefit.

## Why people recommend it

- Global ~/make.ts file usable anywhere (2 comments): "~/make.ts is better, since that'll be the same wherever you are." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46793695)) "I bet I'll find ~/make.ts useful now that I have it!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46793760))

## What people warn about

- Over-engineered with little benefit (2 comments): "This way is more than a little over-engineered with little benefit in return for that extra engineering." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46795869)) "this is horrible over-engineered, horribly inefficient, much more fragile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46796865))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [just command runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/just.md): 32 recommend
- [Task](https://hackerapproved.com/p/task.md): 7 recommend
- [comma by nix-community](https://hackerapproved.com/p/comma.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Make.ts", https://hackerapproved.com/p/make-ts/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).