If you only have a simple project with less than, say, 5 source files, you probably don't need to use the make utility. You can simply compile your project with a shell script like the one I'm using ...

But shell scripts are so 1980’s — if you are into some kind of retro-computing, have at it. My advice is to invest your precious brain cells elsewhere. Use ruby or python for real work and do ...

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...