> but it's still the best at what it does. If "what it does" means "build complex software projects" I think your claim is rather debatable. GHC is currently

> but it's still the best at what it does. If "what it does" means "build complex software projects" I think your claim is rather debatable. GHC is currently switching away from make after having already overhauled its make-based build system two times: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/ghc-shake/ghc-shake.pdf http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers...