Why the task runner "gruntjs" is called "grunt",

Question

Usually, I think the name of a library or tool carries an interesting and insightful meaning or a very witty meaning.

For example, * phantom * js is testing with a browser that behaves like phantom.

gruntjs should be named for some reason, I hope, and I expected him to explain in his homepage , but no luck. Does anyone know why this is * grunt * js and not something else?

Answer 1

Borrowing from what @explunit has already commented, " grunt work is some boring and repetitive work. This explains their description on the Grunt page , as you state that you saw:

Why use a task manager?

In a word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks, such as minimization, compilation, unit testing, transfusion, etc., the easier your work becomes. Once you set it up, a task runner can do most of this worldly work for you and your team — mostly with zero effort.