I'm not a fan of presentations where every other slide is an animated gif. I think it detracts from the presentation.<p>Also, this might be an old slide. The spec this was referring to appears to be dead: <a href="https://github.com/node-task/spec/wiki" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/node-task/spec/wiki</a>
It does however spell out the right conclusion: a) it doesn't have to be a replacement and b) configuration vs code.<p>Btw there's also brunch (<a href="http://brunch.io" rel="nofollow">http://brunch.io</a>) that you might want to check out. That one really does need only minimal configuration.<p>I wrote an article about all three not too long ago: <a href="http://blog.toggl.com/2014/03/grunt-vs-gulp-vs-brunch/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.toggl.com/2014/03/grunt-vs-gulp-vs-brunch/</a>
For some reason, when I try to load the page, all the slides flash past, and I'm left with just the image of the author at the end.<p>Edit: On Mac Chrome 37.0.2062.124, for what that's worth.
I find any build automation tool to be a hassle. Tools like Gulp and Grunt remind me strongly of Visual Studio and C++, something I hope not to have to see on my screen.<p>I find using system calls to be much easier. Node.js has a really powerful API that most people seem not to want to use, rather then want someone to write a plugin to do their tasks for them. I understand being lazy is good in programming but build plugin is just overengineering in my limited experience.