[BU04] Making builds reusable with build file variables

Build systems are easy to create, but that doesn't mean we want to create a new one for every project we work on. Still, some builds require project specific information, such as the location of a config file. Can we make a build that is easily reusable?

Sublime builds have a powerful concept known as build variables; placeholders you put into your build system that expand out when the build is executed to information like the name of the current file or where a project is stored.

This video covers the basics of build variables and how to use them to make your builds easily reusable.

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00:00 Introduction
01:56 What are build variables for?
02:40 Build keys you can use variables in
03:12 Behaviour of build Variables
04:28 Using a literal $ in variable names
05:08 Setting default variable values
06:49 Variables and case sensitivity
07:11 Overview of common build variables


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