# Improving your build environment When building any pieces of software you invariable need to write software to help you write your software. * build tools * testing frameworks * deployment tooling * on production management systems Historically these type of tools have been written in bash, powershell, ruby, python etc. This is all well and good but as a Dart programmer life would be so much easier if you could write these tools in Dart. Dart also has some significant advantages over each of the existing solutions. * as single install includes all your build tools * no dependency hell you typically see with python * better performance * ability to deploy an exe with no runtime required * cross platform This guide talks about how you can use Dart to improve you build environment and in particular what DCli brings to the table to make your life easier. * [Existing tooling](/improving-your-build-environment/existing-tooling.md) * [A home for our build tools](/improving-your-build-environment/a-home-for-your-build-tools.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://dcli.onepub.dev/improving-your-build-environment.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.