NET library could be referenced, bringing an immense amount of power to the build process.īecause. Only one simple script is needed (aside from bootstrapping), executed with a simple command.NET developers didn't need to learn Make/Bash/PowerShell/etc, all they needed was C#! Then, in 2014 (when the first NuGet package was published), Cake came on the scene and that changed. NET community hadn't landed on a 'recommended' approach. Feel free to share what you used, before Cake, in the comments. Some used MSBuild proj files (like me, eww), some used Ruby's Rake system, etc, etc. NET realm, developers got creative with their build processes.