Rapid Build System

Rapid-build is a command-line interface (CLI) build system designed for rapidly developing and distributing client-side and server-side applications, particularly those utilizing Node.js, Express, and AngularJS. It provides comprehensive support for a range of technologies including CSS, Less, Sass, HTML, JavaScript (ES6, CoffeeScript, TypeScript), Angular, Karma, Jasmine, and Express, along with Bower and npm for package management. The current stable version is 6.0.0, which was released recently and focuses on dependency updates and build stability. Its key differentiators include its opinionated yet customizable directory structure, explicit separation of `src` and `dist` environments, and distinct client/server build configurations, all managed through a `rapid-build.json` file. It's tailored for full-stack JavaScript projects, streamlining development, testing, and deployment workflows.