Author here. Thanks for the great comments everybody. I'm honored this post even got attention here (_long_ time reader and lurker here). I'm glad to see a bunc

Author here. Thanks for the great comments everybody. I'm honored this post even got attention here (_long_ time reader and lurker here). I'm glad to see a bunch of constructive feedback here that helps me clear up my ignorance around make since I'm lacking in experience compared to other folks (okay, really, I'm a Make noob).