Unfortunately, that's the last thing a lot of people want to hear, despite it saving a whole lot of heartache.

I mean, sure (also bazel I think), but I feel like that's because the learning curve for these tools to a first approximation looks a bit like the infamous EvE Online learning curve[0].

[0]: https://imgur.com/gallery/eve-online-learning-curve-jj16ThL

I mean, if it's easy enough to actually get your average developer to use it, then sure. In my experience, things that are too hard will just not be done, or at least not properly.