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== Overview ==

gulp<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md|title=gulpjs/gulp|website=GitHub|access-date=2016-09-22}}</ref> is a build tool in JavaScript built on [[Node stream|node streams]]. These streams facilitate the connection of file operations through [[Pipeline (software)|pipelines]]<ref>{{url|https://github.com/substack/stream-handbook}}</ref>. gulp reads the file system and pipes the data at hand from its one single-purposed plugin to other through the <code>.pipe()</code> operator, doing one task at a time. The original files are not affected until all the plugins are processed. It can be configured either to modify the original files or to create new ones. This grants the ability to perform complex tasks through linking its myriad ofnumerous plugins. The users can also write their own plugins to define their own tasks<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/blob/master/docs/writing-a-plugin/README.md|title=gulpjs/gulp|website=GitHub|access-date=2016-09-22}}</ref>. Unlike other task runners that run tasks by configuration, gulp requires knowledge of JavaScript and coding to define its tasks. gulp is a build system which means apart from running tasks, it is also capable of copying files from one ___location to another, [[compiling]], [[Software deployment|deploying]], creating notifications, unit testing, linting etc.

== Why gulp over Grunt? ==